Vaginally applied diquat intoxication

Case Report: We report the case of a woman who introduced 20 mL of diquat c oncentrate intravaginally. Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, burning ches t pains, and somnolence appeared within the first 24 hours. The vulva and v agina were corrosively inflamed. Acute renal failure appeared on the third day and was treated by 6 hemodialyses over 6 days. The patient was dysarthr ic with spastic tetraparesis for 3 months. The electroencephalogram, diffus ely slow on day 3, was normal on day 28. The electromyoneurogram was normal at all times. Biopsy of a peripheral nerve performed on day 57 following i ntoxication showed no myelin or axonal alterations.