Open AccessFipronil compound consumption presenting as status epilepticus
Author(s) -
MY Bharathraj,
K Venugopal,
Kadappa Jaligidad,
Halli Karibasappa,
H. S. Suresh Kumar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
toxicology international/indian journal of toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 0976-5131
pISSN - 0971-6580
DOI - 10.4103/0971-6580.172280
Subject(s) - status epilepticus , fipronil , delirium , psychosis , medicine , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , toxicity , pharmacology , anesthesia , epilepsy , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , biology , pesticide , agronomy
Fipronil is a broadspectrum N-phenylpyrazole insecticide with gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor inhibitory action causing hyperexcitability of central nervous system. There is no literature reported in the past concerning its acute toxicity in human beings. A case report is useful for workers in medical and veterinary field. Hence, we are reporting a case in which young male intoxicated with fipronil compound was presented to the emergency department for having generalized tonic-clonic seizures and subsequently with the features of delirium for few days. This patient was treated with benzodiazepines which controlled the seizures and antipsychotics were given for few days for treating the psychosis.