Malathion poisoning - Symptom
Alternative Names
Carbofos poisoning; Compound 4049 poisoning; Cythion poisoning; Fosfothion poisoning; Mercaptothion poisoning
Symptoms:
- Airways and lungs
- Chest tightness
- Difficulty breathing
- Bladder and kidneys
- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- Heart and blood
- Low or high blood pressure
- Slow or rapid heart rate
- Weakness
- Nervous system
- Skin
- Blue skin (lips and fingernails)
- Sweating
- Stomach and gastrointestinal tract
- Abdominal cramps
- Diarrhea
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Reviewed last on: 7/20/2009
- Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
Toxicological Profile for Malathion. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR); 2003.
Robey WC III, Meggs WJ. Insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, Ma OJ, Cline DM, eds. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2004:chap 182.
Aaron CK. Pesticides. In: Marx J, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2006:chap 161.
