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Two Cases of Paraquat Poisoning from Kota, Rajasthan, INDIA

Author(s) -

Surendra Khosya,

Sunil Gothwal

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in critical care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6439

pISSN - 2090-6420

DOI - 10.1155/2012/652146

Subject(s) - paraquat , accidental , accidental poisoning , medicine , ingestion , toxicology , poison control , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , injury prevention , biology , biochemistry , physics , acoustics

Paraquat (1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-dipyridylium) is a broad spectrum liquid herbicide associated with both accidental and intentional ingestion, leading to severe and often fatal toxicity. Despite widespread availability, reports of herbicide poisoning from India are not common. Diagnosis is often difficult in the absence of proper history, nonspecific clinical features, and lack of diagnostic tests. We report two cases of fatal paraquat poisoning from a tertiary care hospital, Kota, Rajasthan, India.

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