TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Paraquat poisoning: a case report and review of literature
JO  - Journal of family and community medicine
A1  - Raghu, Kondle
A1  - Mahesh, Vidavalur
A1  - Sasidhar, Parri
A1  - Reddy, Polam R.
A1  - Venkataramaniah, Vajja
A1  - Agrawal, Amit
SP  - 198
EP  - 200
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - Paraquat (1, r-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridium dichloride), a brown syrupy liquid is an effective herbicide that has low chronic toxicity because of its rapid deactivation on contact with soil. A high dose of paraquat or severe poisoning has a poor prognosis. At present there is no specific antidote to paraquat poisoning, hence the need to focus on prevention and in case of exposure or ingestion, aggressive decontamination to prevent further absorption. Although uncommon, paraquat ingestion can lead to severe and often fatal toxicity. However, despite its widespread availability, reports of this herbicide poisoning in India are uncommon.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1319-1683
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8229.122023
ID  - ref1
ER  -