Citation

Huang CJ, Yang MC, Ueng SH. Am. J. Med. Sci. 2005; 330(5): 254-256.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/00000441-200511000-00011

PMID

16284488

Abstract

Paraquat has been widely used as a nonselective contact herbicide since 1962. It is highly toxic for humans, and many cases of acute poisoning, especially intentional self-poisoning, have been reported over the past few decades in developing countries. Ingestion of a threshold volume results in multiple organ failure and death after a longer period of time, but aggressive clinical studies are rarely done when the diagnosis is clear. We report the case of a patient who survived severe paraquat intoxication; he presented with subacute pulmonary manifestations including physiologic dysfunction and abnormalities on radiographs.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Herbicides; Humans; Male; Paraquat; Poisoning; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Radiography; Respiratory Function Tests; Suicide, Attempted; Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed