Malathion poisoning: a report of 2 cases
Hanna, W.J.; Choo-Kang, E.
West Indian Medical Journal 32(2): 109-111
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-3144 PMID: 6613101 Document Number: 5478
Two cases of malathion poisoning are described. Serum cholinesterase levels for the duration of their stay in the Intensive Care Unit were followed. Supportive ventilation in these patients could be discontinued before normal levels of cholinesterase activity in the serum were reached. Although the levels of serum cholinesterase activity rose steadily as the patients improved, clinical assessment provided a more important prognostic index than the actual cholinesterase values.
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