A case of delayed polyneuropatlzy induced by organoplzosplzorates in an adult female patient lOith background of using insecticides in the agruculture lOithout protection since eight years is presented. Tlze diagnosis lOas confirmed by the finding of positive organophohphorated insecticides in blood and urine by means of the tlzin layers cromatography.Delayed neurotoxicity is a complication observed by the contact with some toxics. It consist of a motorsensitive polyneurophaty with axonal predominance, which usually affects to distal zone of nervous fibers and is manifested in paresthesia and distal weakness of the limbs.The first cause of intoxication is the plague combating agents, being organo-phosplzorates and carbamates which has tlze higher incidence in our environment. Intoxications are more produced in rural zones because of and inadequate protection.As a support of the causistic...

In a prospective study of patients with leishmaniasis diagnosed at the San Camilo of Pozuzo Health Center, we compared two treatments: glucantime 20 mg Base/kg/day IM for 20 days, with a maximum dose of 1275 mg/day (treatment performed from January 1999 to December 2000), versus sodium stibogluconate 20 mg Base/kg/day IM for 30 days, with a maximum dose of 1500 mg/day (treatment performed from January to December 2001). Of the 173 leishmaniasis patients, 116 had L. cutanea (67.05%) and 57 had L. cutaneomucosa (32.95%). Of the 135 patients treated with glucantime (78.03%) and 38 with sodium stibogluconate (21.96%), 45 (33.3%) and 25 (67.78%) respectively, presented adverse reactions. Six patients under treatment with glucantime (4.44%) and 4 treated with sodium stibogluconate (10.53%) discontinued treatment. Fifteen patients under glucantime (10 affected with L. Cutaneomucosa and 5 with L...