Citation

Sidhu KS, Collisi MB. Vet. Hum. Toxico. 1989; 31(1): 63-64.

Affiliation

Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Michigan Department of Public Health, Lansing 48909.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, American College of Veterinary Toxicologists)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2711611

Abstract

A veterinary technician while opening a package was accidentally exposed to a commercial canned product formulation containing insecticides and solvents. The patient was twice briefly treated and released as an outpatient from 2 different hospitals on the first and second day after the exposure. However, on the fourth day, as some of the symptoms (headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, difficult breathing) persisted, the patient was admitted to another hospital. The patient was treated for exposure to organophosphates and solvents and was released after 13 days. The patient developed diabetes insipidus, a condition which lasted for approximately 1 year. The cause of the temporary development of diabetes insipidus is not understood. There is a need to prevent and minimize such accidental exposures in future.

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