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Case Reports
. 2016 Feb;10(2):OD10-1.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/15858.7204. Epub 2016 Feb 1.

Paraquat Poisoning: A Case Report

Harish Kumar  1 , Veer Bahadur Singh  2 , Babu Lal Meena  3 , Subhash Gaur  3 , Rahul Singla  4
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Case Reports

Paraquat Poisoning: A Case Report

Harish Kumar et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Paraquat is commonly used herbicide by farmers in North West Rajasthan. Despite its easy availability, poisoning of its not common. Fatal dose of paraquat is so small that >10 ml poison can damage lungs permanently. Diagnosis is often difficult without proper history, absence of specific clinical feature and lack of diagnostic test. Inhalation exposures represent one of the most important routes of poisoning. We are reporting a case of inhaled paraquat poisoning with complication of irreversible acute kidney, liver and lung injury.

Keywords: Inhalation; Paraquat; Poison; Prognosis.

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Initially Chest X- ray was normal.
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On 4th day Chest X- ray showing diffuse bilateral coalescent opacities with diffuse alveolitis.
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