Sublingual administration of atropine eye drops for treating organophosphorus poisoning

Ichiro Hirayama; Yoshito Kamijo; Minaho Nonaka; Tetsuhiro Yano; Mitsuru Ishii; Yoshiteru Tominaga

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8762

Clinical Case Reports (May 2024)

Sublingual administration of atropine eye drops for treating organophosphorus poisoning

Ichiro Hirayama,
Yoshito Kamijo,
Minaho Nonaka,
Tetsuhiro Yano,
Mitsuru Ishii,
Yoshiteru Tominaga

Affiliations

Ichiro Hirayama: Department of Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine Saitama Medical University Saitama Japan
Yoshito Kamijo: Department of Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine Saitama Medical University Saitama Japan
Minaho Nonaka: Department of Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Saitama Hospital Saitama Japan
Tetsuhiro Yano: Department of Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Saitama Hospital Saitama Japan
Mitsuru Ishii: Department of Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Saitama Hospital Saitama Japan
Yoshiteru Tominaga: Department of Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Saitama Hospital Saitama Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8762
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 5
pp. n/a – n/a

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Key Clinical Message An 89‐year‐old patient with fenitrothion toxicity received sublingual atropine eye drops, reducing the intravenous atropine requirement. This alternative method enabled rapid rehabilitation, and he walked unaided, leading to discharge.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2050-0904

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