Citation

Premaratna R, Rathnasena BG, De Silva HJ. Ceylon Med. J. 2008; 53(3): 102-103.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama. ranjan_premaratna@lycos.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Sri Lanka Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18982803

Abstract

The main risk of paraquat poisoning is from deliberate ingestion. Serious accidental or occupational poisoning is comparatively rare. We report two patients who had accidental exposure to paraquat, resulting in scrotal burns in both and systemic poisoning in one, while attending to a patient who had ingested paraquat for deliberate self harm.

Language: en