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Spectrum of corrosive esophageal injury after intentional paraquat or glyphosate-surfactant herbicide ingestion
Author(s) -
TzungHai Yen,
Chen,
JaLiang Lin,
Haibo Huang,
ChengHao Weng,
ShenYang Lee,
Hsu,
I-Kwan Wang,
Liang,
Chang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s48273
Subject(s) - paraquat , ingestion , medicine , pulmonary surfactant , glyphosate , esophagus , anesthesia , gastroenterology , toxicology , agronomy , biology , biochemistry
Data on the spectrum of corrosive injury to the esophagus after paraquat or glyphosate-surfactant ingestion are sparse in the literature and confined to case studies and brief reports. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the clinical features, degrees of esophageal injury, and clinical outcomes after paraquat or glyphosate herbicide ingestion, and sought to determine what association, if any, may exist between these findings.

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