Case Report: A 28-year-old male ingested the herbicide diquat. The patient
rapidly developed severe gastrointestinal and metabolic disturbances, airwa
y compromise, respiratory failure, renal failure, hemodynamic collapse, and
seizures. We describe multiple metabolic abnormalities, an apparent artifa
ct introduced by diquat in the laboratory assay for serum creatinine, serum
diquat levels, and the need for emergency airway management.