New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2013-1671
Registrant Reference Number: 1109047
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited
Address: 1 Webster Street
City: Brantford
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N3T 5R1
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: ALBERTA
PMRA Registration No. 24723 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: OFF! Deep Woods 3 Insect Repellent 230g - Canada
Yes
Unknown
Site: Personal use / Usage personnel
No
Data Subject
Sex: Female
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
>1 wk <=1 mo / > 1 sem < = 1 mois
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Application
None
Skin
<=15 min / <=15 min
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
Jan. 23, 2013 Caller states bugs have been biting her in her sleep. She sprayed her body from head to toe with product while in her bathroom 1 week ago. The following day she had 1 episode of vomiting. She also reports that her skin became dry and she developed small pink spots that may be bug bites. She also sprayed her feet with product again on 1-19. She went to see a doctor on 1/22/2013 and was given an unspecified prescription. The caller states that her doctor diagnosed her with scabies and tapeworm, however, she doesn't not agree with this assessment. She states she also had twitching during her sleep last night but slept for 12 hours. She feels that she is having neurological symptoms and is calling to ask when they will go away. She is planning to see her psychiatrist later this week. Follow-up was completed with the patient on Jan. 28, 2013. The consumer again stated her doctor diagnosed her with scabies, however, her pharmacist confirmed that she does not have scabies. The consumer also reports that she recently experienced pain in her left lower portion of her lung, but that this has resolved. She was prescribed a medication by her psychiatrist for her sleep. She has not encountered any further twitching as previously reported.
Moderate
The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews. This product has been used outside of label directions for reasons other than as an insect repellent. The reported signs and symptoms are not suggestive of problems that may be linked to this insect repellent. It remains unclear if this consumer suffers from scabies, but that has been the diagnosis made by the consumer's doctor.