Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of Literature
It has been estimated that approximately one in seven of all global suicides is due to pesticide self-poisoning, mostly in rural areas of developing countries. Organophosphorus (OP) compounds are a group of pesticides exerting their toxicological effects through non-reversible inhibition of the enzy...
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| author | Angela Simonelli Anna Carfora Pascale Basilicata Bruno Liguori Pasquale Mascolo Fabio Policino Massimo Niola Carlo Pietro Campobasso |
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| description | It has been estimated that approximately one in seven of all global suicides is due to pesticide self-poisoning, mostly in rural areas of developing countries. Organophosphorus (OP) compounds are a group of pesticides exerting their toxicological effects through non-reversible inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Among these compounds, phorate (thimet) is one of the most dangerous compounds, the use of which is restricted in many countries. A case of intentional suicide after phorate ingestion in a 24-year-old Bengali male is described. This is the second case of suicidal ingestion of phorate reported in the forensic literature, and the first presenting complete toxicological findings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e7d0d3cbc3d34c2dbfb93227266bb7d92025-08-19T22:32:53ZengMDPI AGToxics2305-63042022-04-0110520510.3390/toxics10050205Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of LiteratureAngela Simonelli0Anna Carfora1Pascale Basilicata2Bruno Liguori3Pasquale Mascolo4Fabio Policino5Massimo Niola6Carlo Pietro Campobasso7Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, Legal Medicine Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini, 5, 80138 Napoli, ItalyForensic Toxicology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Via L. Armanni, 5, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Science, Legal Medicine Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini, 5, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Via L. Armanni, 5, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Via L. Armanni, 5, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Science, Legal Medicine Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini, 5, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Science, Legal Medicine Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini, 5, 80138 Napoli, ItalyForensic Toxicology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Via L. Armanni, 5, 80138 Napoli, ItalyIt has been estimated that approximately one in seven of all global suicides is due to pesticide self-poisoning, mostly in rural areas of developing countries. Organophosphorus (OP) compounds are a group of pesticides exerting their toxicological effects through non-reversible inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Among these compounds, phorate (thimet) is one of the most dangerous compounds, the use of which is restricted in many countries. A case of intentional suicide after phorate ingestion in a 24-year-old Bengali male is described. This is the second case of suicidal ingestion of phorate reported in the forensic literature, and the first presenting complete toxicological findings.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/5/205phoratesuicidal ingestionpesticides |
| spellingShingle | Angela Simonelli Anna Carfora Pascale Basilicata Bruno Liguori Pasquale Mascolo Fabio Policino Massimo Niola Carlo Pietro Campobasso Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of Literature phorate suicidal ingestion pesticides |
| title | Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_full | Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_short | Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_sort | suicide by pesticide phorate ingestion case report and review of literature |
| topic | phorate suicidal ingestion pesticides |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/5/205 |
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