Citation

Cermák O, Brůha R, Danzig V, Petrtýl J, Marecek Z. Vnitr. Lek. 1997; 43(10): 682-685.

Vernacular Title

Preziti po nahodne otrave trojnasobnou letalni davkou paraquatu (Gramoxon).

Affiliation

I. interní klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Avicenum)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9601884

Abstract

A case of a 22-year old man who accidentally poisoned himself with a triple lethal dose of organophosphate paraquat (commercially produced as Gramoxon). Owing to the quantity consumed and belated medical treatment, toxicologists initially considered the condition incurable but a complex therapy during a 52-day hospitalization eventually saved the patients's life. Following is an analysis of the case a treatment survey and a discussion of mechanisms that possibly led to the successful result.

Language: cs