Paralytic ileus as a complication of atropine therapy following severe organophosphate poisoning
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 49 (9), 791-793
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb04454.x
Abstract
A 32-year-old man presented with symptoms of severe organophosphate poisoning and required an atropine infusion for 5 weeks. We believe the development of a paralytic ileus occurred as a rare feature of atropine toxicity when other signs were masked by the underlying condition. The onset of a paralytic ileus coincided with a spontaneous increase in red cell cholinesterase levels and may be an early sign of recovery from organophosphate poisoning.Keywords
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