DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2014.v02i07.020

Pages: 484-486

Organophosphorus (OP) compounds constitute a heterogeneous category of chemical agents with wide-spread use throughout the world, mainly in agriculture. The ability of some of these chemicals to cause an irreversible, progressive delayed neuropathy was recognized and diagnosis rests on a history of appropriate exposure in a patient with progressive motor deficit greater than sensory neuropathy. We describe a 19 year old female who developed distal weakness in the lower limbs to the extent that she could not walk without support 3 weeks later after she consumed chlorpyrifos based insecticide. Electrophysiological study confirmed fairly symmetrical lower limb motor axonal neuropathy. It is therefore recommended that, every patient of Organophosphate poisoning should be followed up for at least one month.