Paralytic ileus as a complication of atropine therapy following severe organophosphate poisoning.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 32-year-old man presented with symptoms of severe organophosphate poisoning and required an atropine infusion for 5 weeks. We believe the development of a paralytic ileus occurred as a rare feature of atropine toxicity when other signs were masked by the underlying condition. The onset of a paralytic ileus coincided with a spontaneous increase in red cell cholinesterase levels and may be an early sign of recovery from organophosphate poisoning.
Medical subject headings
- Atropine
- Insecticides
- Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
- Organophosphorus Compounds