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An unusual poisoning with the unusual pesticide amitraz
P G Jorens1, E Zandijk, L Belmans
1Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
Human & Experimental Toxicology
|November 18, 1997
Abstract:
Amitraz, 1,5 di-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-methyl-1,3,5-triaza-penta-1,4-diene, a formamidine pesticide, is used worldwide. It causes side-effects in animals that resemble those caused by pure alpha 2-adrenergic agonist drugs such as clonidine. Data on poisonings in humans are scanty. We report on a case of human poisoning with amitraz with typical signs of alpha 2-adrenoreceptor stimulation.