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Case Reports
. 2013 May;17(3):182-4.
doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.117074.

Paraquat - A deadly poison: Report of a case and review

Kavitha Saravu  1 , Sonal Sekhar, Ananth Pai, Ananthakrishna Shastry Barkur, V Rajesh, Jagadeswara Rao Earla
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Paraquat - A deadly poison: Report of a case and review

Kavitha Saravu et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2013 May.

Abstract

Paraquat is a bipyridilium herbicide used widely in our country and is a highly toxic compound. A 16-year-old female patient was admitted to the emergency department of our tertiary care hospital in South India with the history of alleged consumption of paraquat poison. Since there is dearth of high quality evidence- based treatment for this poisoning, different treatment modalities have been tried to manage patient's condition. In this case, none of the strategies could work well. Most of the patients reported with paraquat intoxication are from agricultural background; usually such patients cannot afford the treatment expenses. This paper presents a fatal case of acute poisoning with paraquat who succumbed to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Keywords: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; case study; clinical toxicology; herbicide; paraquat; pesticide poisoning.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Bilateral diffuse alveolar shadows predominantly in mid and lower zone
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Figure 2
Diffuse alveolar shadows predominantly on left side
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Figure 3
Intensity of bilateral shadow increased (typical ARDS picture)
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