A rare cause of methemoglobinemia: How safe are so-called biopesticide?

Abstract

With increasing awareness of “greener” environment, market is flooded with biopesticide. Natural insecticides can be chemical, mineral, or biological. We report an unusual case of methemoglobinemia after deliberate ingestion of an insecticide containing extract of pine oil and azadirachtin oil, Ti oil, and kerosene. On literature search, no such case report has been documented so far.