Organophosphate poisoning associated with fetal death: a case study
Sebe, A.; Satar, S.; Alpay, R.; Kozaci, N.; Hilal, A.
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine new York 72(5): 354-356
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0027-2507 PMID: 16184302 Document Number: 590991
The increasing use of organophosphorus insecticides in agriculture and inside homes and schools, as well as its widespread existence in the environment, poses a potential health hazard. As the use of these agents increases, acute and chronic exposure has become more common. As with other organophosphates, chlorpyrifos kills insects and other animals, including human beings, because of its toxicity to the nervous system. Exposure of pregnant women to organophosphates is an important clinical entity because of its effects on two organisms - mother and fetus. There are few reports about fetal toxicity of organophosphates in the literature because of the relatively few cases reported. In this paper we report a case of intoxication from chlorpyrifos, an organophosphorus compound, during pregnancy, causing fetal death.