Paraquat Poisoning: A Case Report

Paraquat is commonly used herbicide by farmers in North West Rajasthan. Despite its easy availability, poisoning of its not common. Fatal dose of paraquat is so small that >10 ml poison can damage lungs permanently. Diagnosis is often difficult without proper history, absence of specific clinical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2016-02, Vol.10 (2), p.OD10-OD11
Hauptverfasser: Kumar, Harish, Singh, Veer Bahadur, Meena, Babu Lal, Gaur, Subhash, Singla, Rahul
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Zusammenfassung:Paraquat is commonly used herbicide by farmers in North West Rajasthan. Despite its easy availability, poisoning of its not common. Fatal dose of paraquat is so small that >10 ml poison can damage lungs permanently. Diagnosis is often difficult without proper history, absence of specific clinical feature and lack of diagnostic test. Inhalation exposures represent one of the most important routes of poisoning. We are reporting a case of inhaled paraquat poisoning with complication of irreversible acute kidney, liver and lung injury.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2016/15858.7204