Chlorfenapyr-Induced Toxic Leukoencephalopathy with Radiologic Reversibility: A Case Report and Literature Review

Chlorfenapyr is a widely used, moderately hazardous pesticide. Previous reports have indicated that chlorfenapyr intoxication can be fatal in humans. We reported the first non-fatal case of chlorfenapyr-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy in a 44-year-old female with resolution of extensive and abnormal signal intensities in white matter tracts throughout the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord on serial magnetic resonance imaging.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Korean Journal of Radiology

• Publication date

  2016-03-02

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.2.277PMID 26957914PMCID 4781768
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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