Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine contaminated milk powder induced status epilepticus in two siblings and two dogs
Intusoma, U.; Sornsrivichai, V.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 92(10): 1393-1395
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 19845251 Document Number: 15173
A cluster of patients with tetramethylenedisulfotetramine (TETS) intoxication was reported in Thailand. Two siblings, a-six-month-old boy and a-four-year-old girl, and their domestic dogs presented with status epilepticus within 10 minutes after ingesting milk prepared from the same tin container of milk powder. Although the cases showed normal neurodevelopment at one-year follow-up, physicians should be informed of this lethal neurotoxic agent, especially in an era of terroristic activity.
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