Citation

Dong H, Peng X, Qiu Z. Ann. Transl. Med. 2017; 5(7): e163.

Affiliation

Department of Gastroenterology and Poisoning, Beijing 307 Hospital, Beijing 100071, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, AME Publishing)

DOI

10.21037/atm.2017.03.106

PMID

28480199

PMCID

PMC5401670

Abstract

Paraquat can lead to injury of multiple organs. As there is no specific treatment for paraquat poisoning, it represents a serious clinical problem. Antioxidants are required to treat oxidative stress in paraquat poisoning and paraquat-induced injury. In this study, we report on successful treatment of a rare case of epilepsy and acute pancreatitis caused by paraquat poisoning. A 29-year-old woman at our hospital presented with a 13-day history of nausea and vomiting after ingesting 20 mL of paraquat (20% W/V). After therapies, the symptoms were controlled. The patient remained asymptomatic during 1 year of follow-up.

Language: en

Keywords

Epilepsy; acute pancreatitis; severe paraquat poisoning