TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Two cases of successful management of paraquat poisoning with pulmonary fibrosis
JO  - Korean journal of medicine
A1  - Joo, Min-Ha
A1  - Koo, Ja-Ryong
A1  - Yoon, Jong-Woo
A1  - Lee, Jeong-Yeol
A1  - Noh, Hee-Jong
A1  - Jeon, Man-Jo
A1  - Kim, Jin-Cheol
A1  - Kim, Gheun-Ho
A1  - Chun, Rho-Won
A1  - Kim, Hyung-Jik
A1  - Chae, Dong-Wan
A1  - Nah, Jung-Woo
SP  - 490
EP  - 495
VL  - 
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N2  - Paraquat, a very potent herbicide, has produced many fatalities through indiscriminate usage and suicides. It is known that with ingestion of more than one mouthful of 20% paraquat, death usually occurs by pulmonary fibrosis. We experienced two cases of successful outcome in patients with paraquat poisoning complicated with pulmonary fibrosis through active, intensive treatment from the early phase after ingestion. They swallowed one to two mouthfuls of the 20% commercial paraquat, and received hemoperfusion within 2-3 hours after ingestion. Then, combination therapy with steroid, vitamin C, D-penicillamine, allopurinol, colchicine was administered from the early phase. They showed moderate to severe hypoxemia and pulmonary fibrosis on chest HRCT during hospital course, but recovered from hypoxemia and remained very well on follow up over 3 months and 12 months after ingestion, respectively. We report these cases with literature review on treatment and prognosis of paraquat poisoning.<p /> <p>Language: ko</p>
LA  - ko
SN  - 1738-9364
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -