Death from Ingestion of beta-fluoroethyl Acetate Rodenticide
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
;
: 205-207, 2004.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
The highly toxic sodium monofluoroacetate (SMFA) was banned as a rodenticide in this country in the 1980s. The fluoroacetate metabolite, fluorocitric acid blocks cellular metabolism by inhibiting the Klebs cycle, producing widespread clinical effects including respiratory, neurologic, cardiologic, and fluid-electrolyte abnormalities. We report the case of intentional ingestion of a derivative product, beta-fluoroethyl acetate. A 79-yr-old female was brought to the emergency room without any problem. At 2hours post ingestion, she had a generalized tonic-clonic seizure and then, was unresponsive to painful stimuli. At 6hours post ingestion, she died from refractory ventricular fibrillation. We report this patient to increase awareness of beta-fluoroethylacetate toxicity.
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Assunto principal:
Intoxicação
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Convulsões
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Sódio
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Fibrilação Ventricular
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Ingestão de Alimentos
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Metabolismo
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2004
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