Amitraz poisoning: a clinic case report

Intoxicación por amitraz: reporte de un caso clínico

Amitraz is an insecticide used in the control of pests, which corresponds to a central and peripheral adrenergic agonist whose highly lipophilic aromatic nature allows a broad absorption by any route of administration. We present the clinical case of a 35-year-old patient treated in the emergency department after the intake of 50 ml of Startox® (amitraz). She enters with drowsiness, bradycardia, hypotension, miotic pupils, hyperglycemia and metabolic acidosis, so initial measures of life support are provided, with subsequent cardiorespiratory monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit. The table reflects the clinical proximity of amitraz poisoning and that caused by other toxicants, especially organophosphates and carbamates.