Citation

Rivero González A, Navarro González JF, Macía Heras ML, Mora Fernández C, Rodríguez Serrano ML, García Pérez J. An. Med. Interna 2001; 18(4): 208-210.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Aran Ediciones)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11496542

Abstract

Cases of poisoning with pesticides, especially suicidal ones, continue to be an important therapeutic problem. The heribicide paraquat (1.1' dimethyl-4.4' bipyridylium dichloride) is the second cause of pesticide poisoning in our country, which is associated with a high mortality rate. We report two cases of suicidal ingestion of paraquat who developed multiorgan failure with a lethal outcome. We also present a brief review of the literature, mainly focused on the different therapeutic options.

Language: es

Keywords

Adult; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Paraquat; Suicide