Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Fatal Case of Hexaconazole Poisoning: A Rare Case Report

  • Author:
  • Tanmay Sardar1, Saswata Biswas2, Aniruddha Das2, Nirmalya Chakrabarti2, Partha Pratim Mukhopadhyay3, Subodh Bhattacharyya4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 201 to 203

1Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan

2Junior Resident, Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan

3Professor & Head, Department of Forensic & State Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan

4Professor & Head, Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan

Online published on 11 August, 2014.

Abstract

Hexaconazol (a systemic fungicide) due to its low toxicity, is very rarely reported in literature of pesticide poisoning. With development of agricultural industries and change in the pattern of cultivation, such poisoning may become more frequent in the future. There is no documented report of death due to acute Hexaconazole poisoning till date. Liver is the primary target of organ damage. Severe involvement of other organs is also evident in this report. This fatal poisoning by Hexaconazole, perhaps the only case so far, is being reported for its rarity.

Keywords

Agrochemical Poisoning, Hexaconazole, Fatal poison, Pathology