Open AccessNeurological effects of an unusual insecticide poison: Amitraz
Author(s) -
Sudhakar Basetty,
Ajay Kumar Mishra,
Sowmya Sathyendra
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.222044
Subject(s) - amitraz , acaricide , medicine , toxicology , trialeurodes , coma (optics) , whitefly , biology , pest analysis , botany , homoptera , physics , optics
Amitraz is a triazapentadiene compound belonging to amidine family. As an insecticide and acaricide, it has been used to control red spider mites, scale insects, aphids, leaf worms, whitefly, bollworms, and pear psylla on Oregon pear crops. Poisoning is secondary to accidental or suicidal inhalation and ingestion of the compound. The toxicity profile is mostly in the form of alteration of the nervous system resulting in various clinical manifestations. We describe a case report of amitraz poisoning presenting with coma.