Abstract

MARIN CUARTAS, Mateo  and  BERROUET MEJIA, Marie Claire. Paraquat poisoning. CES Med. [online]. 2016, vol.30, n.1, pp.114-121. ISSN 0120-8705.

Paraquat is an herbicide commonly used in Colombia with a known toxic potential. It is vital that health workers know the characteristics of poisoning and its treatment. In this article we present the case of a male patient who suffered a self-inflicted poisoning by Paraquat, which was treated according to the Colombian protocols, although with dark results for the patient. For this reason the physician, the patient and his family should always have clear the intention to treat and the expectations for these cases. In the article the patient's clinical progress is reviewed and correlated with the pathophysiology of the herbicide. New alternatives are also presented and reviewed.

Keywords : Paraquat; Herbicide; Pulmonary fibrosis; Serum Sickness.

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