Acute Abamectin poisoning presenting with bilateral complete ptosis: A rare presentation of an uncommon pesticide toxicity

• Asıl Yazarlar: P.W.M.S.S. Sirisena (Yazar), N.M. Hettiarachchi (Yazar), S.R. Manilgama (Yazar), T.W.P.K. Thenuwara (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Ingestion of pesticides remains the most common means of suicide in rural Sri Lanka. Widespread agricultural use of highly hazardous pesticides, poor home storage, and unrestricted over-the-counter sales make these pesticides easily accessible for acts of self-poisoning (1). We present the case hist...