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1 Adult hospital admissions following acute exposures to pesticides are very uncommon and are more often due to parasuicide than to accidents. 2 Most accidental pesticide incidents are work-related. 3 Males are more likely to be involved than females (2.9:1). 4 Life-threatening and fatal consequences developed in 24% of 54 incidents. 5 Of the 10 fatalities, eight were caused by paraquat, eight were due to parasuicide and two to non-work related accidents.

Evidence for a neuropathic aetiology in the small pupil of diabetes mellitus.