Senthilkumaran Subramanian, Balamurgan Namasivayam, Menezes Ritesh G, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian Ponniah
Sri Gokulam Hospitals & Research Institute, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2011 Nov;18(8):383-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.07.002. Epub 2011 Aug 11.
Although organophosphate (OP) poisoning is well known, unusual routes of administration of OP compounds are reported occasionally. Herein, a case of self administration of parathion, an OP compound, into the rectum using a six inches (15 cm) nozzle of a sprayer in a 35-year-old man is highlighted along with probable mechanisms for rapid absorption and severe systemic toxicity.
