Can agricultural drugs be used against lice? accident, suicide or truth? case presentations

Agriculture is an important source of living in our country. Therefore, poisoning with agricultural drugs is quite common. 4,6 dinitro-ocresol nitrophenol (C7H6N2O5) is a pesticide, which belongs to the nitrophenol group, is used on fruit trees in winter and is known as the “yellow” drug among the public. In our country, intoxication with nitrophenols has not been reported previously in the literature. However, they may be lethal even by dermal route. This rare type of intoxication should be recognized and kept in mind by physicians. A careful and detailed history should be taken in all cases of intoxication and the treatment should be based on the type of intoxication. The aim of the present study is to evaluate 5 cases of serious toxicity that occurred accidentally and/or because the drug was applied on hair for anti-louse purposes in our region, where agriculture and breeding animals are important sources of life.