ACUTE FATAL POISONING FOLLOWING INGESTION OF A SOLUTION OF DDT
Authors: I M REINGOLD, I I LASKY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Case Reports1 June 1947ACUTE FATAL POISONING FOLLOWING INGESTION OF A SOLUTION OF DDTIRVING M. REINGOLD, M.D., IRVING I. LASKY, M.D.IRVING M. REINGOLD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, IRVING I. LASKY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-6-945 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSolutions of DDT are now being widely used in the household as insecticides, and as such are definite hazards in accidental and suicidal poisoning. The amount of DDT in such solutions is of low concentration and toxicity; greater concern, however, should be given the solvents of the solutions. Neal and co-workers1, 2, 3of the National Institute of Health directed attention to the potential dangers of the solvents used in the DDT mixtures. In their reports, they showed that the ill effects in humans from the use of DDT mixtures were due to agents other than DDT in the mixtures....Bibliography1. NEALVON OETTINGENSMITHMALMODUNNMORANSWEENEYARMSTRONGWHITE PAWFWWRBRCHETRDWWC: Toxicity and potential dangers of aerosols, mists, and dusting powders containing DDT, Supplement No. 177 to the Public Health Reports (1944). Google Scholar2. NEALVON OETTINGENDUNNSHARPLESS PAWFRCNE: Toxicity and potential dangers of aerosols and residues from such aerosols containing 3 per cent DDT, Supplement No. 183 to the Public Health Reports (1944). Google Scholar3. NEAL PA: DDT toxicity, Soap and Sanitary Chemicals, Jan. 1945. Google Scholar4. DEICHMANNKITZMILLERWITHERUPJOHANSMANN WBKVSR: Kerosene intoxication, Ann. Int. Med., 1944, xxi, 803. Google Scholar5. LILLIESMITH RDMI: Pathology of experimental poisoning in cats, rabbits, and rats with 2, 2 bis-parachlorophenyl-1, 1, 1, trichloroethane, Pub. Health Rep., 1944, lix, 979. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. NELSONDRAIZEWOODARDFITZHUGHSMITHCALVERY AAJRGOGRBHO: Histopathological changes following administration of DDT to several species of animals, Pub. Health Rep., 1944, lix, 1009. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. ISENHOUR LL: Personal communication to the authors, Jan. 18, 1946. Google Scholar8. BISHOPP FC: The medical and public health importance of the insecticide DDT, Bull. New York Acad. Med., 1944, xxi, 561. Google Scholar9. LESSERWEENSMCKEY LIHSJD: Pulmonary manifestations following ingestion of kerosene, Jr. Pediat., 1943, xxiii, 352. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 11, 1946.From the Department of Pathology of the School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and the Coroner's Office of the County of Los Angeles. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA survey of measured levels and dietary sources of selected organochlorine pesticide residues and metabolites in human sera from a rural population. 1 June 1947Volume 26, Issue 6Page: 945-947KeywordsAttentionDichlorodiphenyltrichloroethaneIngestionInsecticideToxicity ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...