Sublingual administration of atropine eye drops for treating organophosphorus poisoning

Ichiro Hirayama; Yoshito Kamijo; Minaho Nonaka; Tetsuhiro Yano; Mitsuru Ishii; Yoshiteru Tominaga

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8762

Sublingual administration of atropine eye drops for treating organophosphorus poisoning

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Apr 26;12(5):e8762. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8762. eCollection 2024 May.

Authors

Ichiro Hirayama^{1

2}, Yoshito Kamijo¹, Minaho Nonaka², Tetsuhiro Yano², Mitsuru Ishii², Yoshiteru Tominaga²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine Saitama Medical University Saitama Japan.
² Department of Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Saitama Hospital Saitama Japan.

Abstract

An 89-year-old patient with fenitrothion toxicity received sublingual atropine eye drops, reducing the intravenous atropine requirement. This alternative method enabled rapid rehabilitation, and he walked unaided, leading to discharge.

Keywords: atropine; eye drops; organophosphorus; poisoning; sublingual.

Publication types

Case Reports