Chlorfenapyr-Induced Toxic Leukoencephalopathy with Radiologic Reversibility: A Case Report and Literature Review

  • Korean J Radiol. 2016 Mar-Apr;17(2):277-80. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.2.277.
Byung Hyun Baek  1 ,  Seul Kee Kim  2 ,  Woong Yoon  1 ,  Tae Wook Heo  1 ,  Yun Young Lee  1 ,  Heoung Keun Kang  2
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea.
  • 2. Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun 58128, Korea.
PMID: 26957914 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.2.277
Abstract

Chlorfenapyr is a widely used, moderately hazardous pesticide. Previous reports have indicated that chlorfenapyr intoxication can be fatal in humans. We reported the first non-fatal case of chlorfenapyr-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy in a 44-year-old female with resolution of extensive and abnormal signal intensities in white matter tracts throughout the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord on serial magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords
Chlorfenapyr; Diffusion-weighted image; Reversible toxic leukoencephalopathy.
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