Open AccessComplications and management of attempted suicide by intrapleural injection of prallethrin
Author(s) -
M Madhu Bashini,
V. P. Rajavel,
Vigil Rahulan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.178184
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , surgery
We describe the unusual presentation and management of complications of intrapleural prallethrin injection in this case report. The pathologic process is distinct from the usual toxicity secondary to effect on ionic channels of the nervous system.