Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
1978
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The New England Journal of Medicine
Volume
298
Issue
5
First Page
243
Last Page
248
DOI of Original Publication
10.1056/NEJM197802022980504
Date of Submission
January 2015
Abstract
Abstract
Industrial workers exposed to the organochlorine pesticide, chlordecone (Kepone), had signs of toxicity in several organs. The extent of toxicity was proportional to the levels of this chemical in the tissues. In 22 patients, chlordecone was eliminated slowly from blood (half time of 165±27 days — mean ± S.E.M.) and fat (half time of 125 days, with a range of 97 to 177), chiefly in the stool. Output of chlordecone in bile was 10 to 20 times greater than in stool, suggesting that chlordecone is reabsorbed in the intestine. Cholestyramine, an anion-exchange resin that binds chlordecone, increased its fecal excretion by seven times. In a five-month trial, cholestyramine significantly accelerated elimination of chlordecone from blood, with a half life of 80±4 days (S.E.M.) (P
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From The New England Journal of Medicine, Cohn, W.J., Boylan, J.J., Blanke, R.V., et al., Treatment of Chlordecone (Kepone) Toxicity with Cholestyramine — Results of a Controlled Clinical Trial, Vol. 298, Page 243, Copyright © 1978 Massachusetts Medical Society. Reprinted with permission.
Is Part Of
VCU Pathology Publications
Comments
Originally published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197802022980504