Paraquat poisoning: A case report and review of literature
| Autor: | Vidavalur Mahesh, Amit Agrawal, Vajja Venkataramaniah, Kondle Raghu, Parri Sasidhar, Polam R Reddy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Poor prognosis business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine medicine.medical_treatment Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Poison control Case Report lcsh:RA1-1270 PARAQUAT POISONING Toxicology chemistry.chemical_compound Paraquat chemistry Toxicity outcome medicine Ingestion paraquat positioning Mortality Family Practice Intensive care medicine Antidote business Chronic toxicity |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Family and Community Medicine, Vol 20, Iss 3, Pp 198-200 (2013) Journal of Family & Community Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2230-8229 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/2230-8229.122023 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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