Hall A H, Spoerke D G, Bronstein A C, Kulig K W, Rumack B H
J Emerg Med. 1985;3(3):217-9. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(85)90075-7.
Ivermectin is a veterinary antiparasitic medication for domestic animals. Two cases of human exposure to veterinary preparations of ivermectin are reported. Patient number one accidentally self-injected ivermectin and developed nausea, pallor, and transient pain and numbness in the affected extremity. Patient number two, a 4-year-old child, ingested an unknown amount of the paste preparation and remained asymptomatic. As ivermectin is being used with increasing frequency in veterinary medicine, more human exposures may be anticipated.
