J Clin Diagn Res
2016[Feb]; 10
(2
): OD10-1
PMID27042505
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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.
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