Didar ŞENOCAK, Kubilay İŞSEVER, Merve Hilal TEPE, Tezcan KAYA

Rare findings of dichlorvos intoxication: Erythematous andbullous skin lesions

Dichlorvos (2,2 –dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate) is a synthetic organophosphate used as an insecticide. Usually, systemic signsand findings are seen in patients with orally intoxicated by organophosphate. Cutaneous findings are rarely seen in oral dichlorvosintoxication. We reported a 44 years old female patient who was rushed to the emergency department just after she took 3 or 4sips of liquid-based insecticide containing dichlorvos. On the second day of the follow up in the internal medicine department,a few bullous and erythematous lesions (max. diameter between 2 and 3 cm) showed up on her left periumbilical and bilateralinframammary region. The lesions healed after application of topical treatments. We should keep in mind that skin lesions can beseen in the course of poisoning with organophosphates like dichlorvos.

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