PARENTERAL PARAQUAT POISONING

Citation
A. Caridad et al., PARENTERAL PARAQUAT POISONING, Nefrologia, 14(6), 1994, pp. 707-710
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
ISSN journal
02116995
Volume
14
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
707 - 710
Database
ISI
SICI code
0211-6995(1994)14:6<707:PPP>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Paraquat is a powerful herbicide used since 1962, that has a high mult iorgan toxicity against which there is no effective treatment. It is u sed frequently as poison by ingestion in some rural aereas. However, c ases in which paraquat is used by parenteral injection are rare. In th is paper we describe a suicide attempt by parenteral injection of para quat in a young 18 year old man with psychiatric problems, who kept th e information secret until 48 hours alter admission.