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Paraquat - A deadly poison: Report of a case and review.
- Source :
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Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine [Indian J Crit Care Med] 2013 May; Vol. 17 (3), pp. 182-4. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Paraquat is a bipyridilium herbicide used widely in our country and is a highly toxic compound. A 16-year-old female patient was admitted to the emergency department of our tertiary care hospital in South India with the history of alleged consumption of paraquat poison. Since there is dearth of high quality evidence- based treatment for this poisoning, different treatment modalities have been tried to manage patient's condition. In this case, none of the strategies could work well. Most of the patients reported with paraquat intoxication are from agricultural background; usually such patients cannot afford the treatment expenses. This paper presents a fatal case of acute poisoning with paraquat who succumbed to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0972-5229
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 24082617
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.117074