Abstract
Cartap hydrochloride is a commonly used pesticide in India and frequently used for deliberate self-harm.Toxic effects of suicidal ingestion of this compound have not been frequently reported in India. Cartap is an analogue of nereistoxin, a neurotoxic substance isolated from a marine annelid Lumbriconereisheteropoda. Cartap poisoning is known to cause significant neuromuscular impairment resulting in respiratory failure and death. We report a case of deliberate self-harm with ingestion of Cartap. The patient was administered N Acetyl cysteine as an antidote and he showed significant recovery within 24 hours.
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