Clinical experience of hemoperfusion treatment in children with paraquat poisoning [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2022 Paraquat is a fatal, rapid-acting, nonselective herbicide. Despite the restriction of production and sales of the herbicide in Korea since 2012, already purchased paraquat can incur poisoning.
Hee Yeoun Jeon, Da Eun Roh
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Neural Regeneration Research, 2015 Lung injury is the main manifestation of paraquat poisoning. Few studies have addressed brain damage after paraquat poisoning. Ulinastatin is a protease inhibitor that can effectively stabilize lysosomal membranes, prevent cell damage, and reduce the ...
Hai-feng Li +3 more
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Intravenous Paraquat Poisoning [PDF]
, 2009 Paraquat is a substance that is highly poisonous to humans. Oral ingestion is the most common pathway of poisoning. Intravenous paraquat poisoning is rare and is strongly associated with attempted suicide.
Tseng, Tse-Kai +2 more
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Paraquat increases cyanide-insensitive respiration in murine lung epithelial cells by activating an NAD(P)H:paraquat oxidoreductase: identification of the enzyme as thioredoxin reductase [PDF]
, 2007 Pulmonary fibrosis is one of the most severe consequences of exposure to paraquat, an herbicide that causes rapid alveolar inflammation and epithelial cell damage.
Cory-Slechta, Deborah A. +11 more
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Using bosentan to treat paraquat poisoning-induced acute lung injury in rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Paraquat poisoning is well known for causing multiple organ function failure (MODS) and high mortality. Acute lung injury and advanced pulmonary fibrosis are the most serious complications. Bosentan is a dual endothelin receptor antagonist.
Zhongchen Zhang +4 more
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A case of severe paraquat poisoning treated by continuous hemodiafiltration without sequelae
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023 Background In a suicide attempt, a 49‐year‐old male ingested pesticides. He arrived at the hospital restless and vomiting blue liquid. Case Presentation The patient was diagnosed with paraquat poisoning at a lethal dose and experienced renal dysfunction ...
Masaki Hisamura +7 more
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Patients Survival After Paraquat Poisoning: A Report of Three Cases [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic MedicineBackground: Paraquat poisoning is a common and often fatal herbicide poisoning in society. This study presents a clinical case series of patients who survived after paraquat poisoning.
Nastaran Eizadi-Mood +4 more
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Paraquat induced acute kidney injury and lung fibrosis: a case report from Bangladesh
BMC Research Notes, 2018 Background Since Bangladesh government issued a ban on the use of highly toxic WHO Class I pesticides, annual consumption of herbicides like Paraquat have been sharply increasing in the markets.
Ishrat Tahsin Isha +5 more
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Paraquat poisoning: Herbicide with fatal outcome [PDF]
, 2022 Paraquat (10-dimethyl-4, 40-bipyridylium dichloride) is the most common herbicide used worldwide. Due to its inherent toxicity and lack of effective treatment, it has high case fatality of more than 50%.
Bajaj, N. (Nikita) +7 more
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Intoxicações provocadas pelo herbicida paraquat: estudo de 219 casos [PDF]
, 2004 Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Curso de Medicina.
Bigolin, Rodrigo Cristiano
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