A fatal case of mothball intoxication presenting with refractory pruritus and ichthyosis

Arch Dermatol. 2012 Mar;148(3):404-5. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.2297.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Chlorobenzenes / pharmacokinetics
  • Chlorobenzenes / poisoning*
  • Chlorophenols / urine
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ichthyosis / chemically induced*
  • Insecticides / pharmacokinetics
  • Insecticides / poisoning*
  • Leukoencephalopathies / chemically induced
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Organ Failure / chemically induced
  • Pruritus / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Chlorobenzenes
  • Chlorophenols
  • Insecticides
  • 2,5-dichlorophenol
  • 4-dichlorobenzene