Cesarean Section in a Patient with Triflusulfuron Poisoning at Term: A Case Report and Review

Abstract

A 29 year old woman, G9P1, at 38th week of gestation, was admitted to emergency department by nausea and vomiting after a suicide attempt by a herbicide named Arrat containing of Triflusulfuron. There was not any clinical abnormality which can be a finding of herbicide poisoning in mother and fetus. Blood tests and serum cholinesterases of mother were normal. Fetal Non-Stress Test was normal. We have successfully delivered the patient by cesarean section due to absence of the spontaneous labor findings at 4th hour of the herbicide poisoning for shaving the fetus for possible fetal injury. Herbicide poisoning in pregnancy is a rare condition. After stabilization of the mother, management of delivery and removal of the fetus is important decision for the protection of fetus from poisoning.