[Serial determination of crimidine by HPLC/SE/SM in a patient ingesting a "mouse trap"]

Acta Clin Belg. 2002:57 Suppl 1:8-11.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Crimidine (2 chloro, 4 methyl, 6 dimethyl amidopyrine) is a synthetic rodenticide which causes acute poisonings after oral ingestion in human. Major toxic effects are consciousness disorders, hypertonic coma and convulsions. Toxic level in human is about 5 mg/Kg. An intoxication case is reported. Five serums collected at different times were analyzed with HPLC/ES/MS. Crimidine was extracted with ethylacetate with recovery over 80%. Linearity was up to 800 micrograms/L. LOQ and LOD were 0.5 and 0.3 microgram/L respectively. The coefficients of variation were less than 10% for repeatability and reproductibility. Serum levels varied from 368 micrograms/L for H0 to 64 micrograms/L for H10 and elimination of crimidine was linear in time.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Pyrimidines / blood*
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacokinetics
  • Pyrimidines / poisoning*
  • Rodenticides / blood*
  • Rodenticides / pharmacokinetics
  • Rodenticides / poisoning*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Pyrimidines
  • Rodenticides
  • crimidine