| Document ID (ISN) | 32500 |
| CIS number |
79-1952 |
| Year |
1979 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jindal H.R. |
| Title |
Bilateral retrobulbar neuritis due to insecticides |
| Original title |
Névrite rétrobulbaire bilatérrale due à un insecticide. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Traduction INRS 5-79, Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, 1979. 5p. 3 ref. |
| Abstract |
Translation of an article in Postgraduate Medical Journal, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1968, Vol.44, No.3, p.341-342. This is a case report in a subject exposed to an insecticide containing dieldrin and pentachlorophenol, for 8h daily for 4 consecutive days, without respiratory protection. The only symptom was marked loss of visual acuity. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
neurotoxic effects; pentachlorophenol; optic neuritis; insecticides; dieldrin |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
visual function disorders; translation; case study |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
Alcohols
Diseases of the eye and vision damage
Phenols and phenolic compounds
Diseases of the nervous system
Halogenated hydrocarbons
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