Clinical picture and treatment of acute respiratory poisoning by balagrin
Tashev, T.S.
Vutreshni Bolesti 26(6): 117-120
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0506-2772 PMID: 3439146 Document Number: 291654
Group respiratory intoxication with balagrin (a pesticide from the nitroanilide group) in 3 agricultural female workers is described. Such group intoxication has not been described up to 1984. The clinical course is manifested by two syndromes: cerebrotoxic--which is the leading syndrome and includes headache, vertigo, adynamia, weakness, EEG changes; upper dyspeptic--which is a secondary syndrome and includes epigastric pain, nauseous, vomiting, anorexia. By X-ray examination a third syndrome--pulmonotoxic--has been registered without any other respiratory manifestations. It is probably due to venous stasis and peribronchial interstitial changes. The treatment with glucose infusions, vit. B6, vit C and cerucal could not fully abolish the cerebral manifestations. This led to, a prolonged treatment with cerebroprotective drugs (Pyramem, vitamin B complex). The 8-month observation showed a slow reverse evolution of the subjective complaints and the objective findings. It is concluded that the pesticide balagrin exerts marked toxic action under certain conditions.