Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Delayed Complication with a Herbicide Containing Glufosinate Ammonium in a Suicide Attempt: A Case Report
Background. Glufosinate ammonium has a famous delayed complication as respiratory failure, however, delayed cardiogenic complication is not well known. Objectives. The aim of this study is to report a takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a delayed complication of glufosinate ammonium for suicide attempt. Cas...
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| author | Keiichiro Tominaga Manabu Izumi Masayuki Suzukawa Takafumi Shinjo Yoshimitsu Izawa Chikara Yonekawa Masaki Ano Keisuke Yamashita Tomohiro Muronoi Reiko Mochiduki |
| author_facet | Keiichiro Tominaga Manabu Izumi Masayuki Suzukawa Takafumi Shinjo Yoshimitsu Izawa Chikara Yonekawa Masaki Ano Keisuke Yamashita Tomohiro Muronoi Reiko Mochiduki |
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| description | Background. Glufosinate ammonium has a famous delayed complication as respiratory failure, however, delayed cardiogenic complication is not well known. Objectives. The aim of this study is to report a takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a delayed complication of glufosinate ammonium for suicide attempt. Case Report. A 75-year-old woman ingested about 90 mL of Basta, herbicide for suicide attempt at arousal during sleep. She came to our hospital at twelve hours after ingesting. She was admitted to our hospital for fear of delayed respiratory failure. Actually, she felt down to respiratory failure, needing a ventilator with intubation at 20 hours after ingesting. Procedure around respiratory management had smoothly done with no delay. Her vital status had been stable, however, she felt down to circulatory failure and diagnosed as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy at about 41 hours after ingestion. There was no trigger activities or events to evoke mental and physical stresses. Conclusion. We could successfully manage takotsubo cardiomyopathy resulted in circulatory failure in a patient with glufosinate poisoning for suicide attempt. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy should be taken into consideration if circulatory failure is observed for unexplained reasons. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6a4f681478db4c39aa54e8ee77968b932025-08-20T02:06:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/630468630468Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Delayed Complication with a Herbicide Containing Glufosinate Ammonium in a Suicide Attempt: A Case ReportKeiichiro Tominaga0Manabu Izumi1Masayuki Suzukawa2Takafumi Shinjo3Yoshimitsu Izawa4Chikara Yonekawa5Masaki Ano6Keisuke Yamashita7Tomohiro Muronoi8Reiko Mochiduki9Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDepartment of General Medicine, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, 911-1 Takebayashi, Utsunomiya City 321-0974, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanBackground. Glufosinate ammonium has a famous delayed complication as respiratory failure, however, delayed cardiogenic complication is not well known. Objectives. The aim of this study is to report a takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a delayed complication of glufosinate ammonium for suicide attempt. Case Report. A 75-year-old woman ingested about 90 mL of Basta, herbicide for suicide attempt at arousal during sleep. She came to our hospital at twelve hours after ingesting. She was admitted to our hospital for fear of delayed respiratory failure. Actually, she felt down to respiratory failure, needing a ventilator with intubation at 20 hours after ingesting. Procedure around respiratory management had smoothly done with no delay. Her vital status had been stable, however, she felt down to circulatory failure and diagnosed as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy at about 41 hours after ingestion. There was no trigger activities or events to evoke mental and physical stresses. Conclusion. We could successfully manage takotsubo cardiomyopathy resulted in circulatory failure in a patient with glufosinate poisoning for suicide attempt. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy should be taken into consideration if circulatory failure is observed for unexplained reasons.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/630468 |
| spellingShingle | Keiichiro Tominaga Manabu Izumi Masayuki Suzukawa Takafumi Shinjo Yoshimitsu Izawa Chikara Yonekawa Masaki Ano Keisuke Yamashita Tomohiro Muronoi Reiko Mochiduki Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Delayed Complication with a Herbicide Containing Glufosinate Ammonium in a Suicide Attempt: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Delayed Complication with a Herbicide Containing Glufosinate Ammonium in a Suicide Attempt: A Case Report |
| title_full | Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Delayed Complication with a Herbicide Containing Glufosinate Ammonium in a Suicide Attempt: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Delayed Complication with a Herbicide Containing Glufosinate Ammonium in a Suicide Attempt: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Delayed Complication with a Herbicide Containing Glufosinate Ammonium in a Suicide Attempt: A Case Report |
| title_short | Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Delayed Complication with a Herbicide Containing Glufosinate Ammonium in a Suicide Attempt: A Case Report |
| title_sort | takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a delayed complication with a herbicide containing glufosinate ammonium in a suicide attempt a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/630468 |
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