Paraquat toxicity: Difference between revisions
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*Gastrointestinal: predominate early | *Gastrointestinal: predominate early | ||
**Paraquat tongue | **Paraquat tongue | ||
[[File:Paraquat tongue.jpg|thumb|Paraquat Tongue (Credit: wikitox.org)]] | |||
**Esophageal and gastric erosion | **Esophageal and gastric erosion | ||
**Nausea and vomiting | **Nausea and vomiting | ||
*Pulmonary: occurs due to distribution to pneumocytes | *Pulmonary: occurs due to distribution to pneumocytes | ||
**Pneumonitis | **[[Pneumonitis]] | ||
**Pulmonary fibrosis (delayed) | **[[Pulmonary fibrosis]] (delayed) | ||
*Multiorgan failure | *Multiorgan failure | ||
**[[Acute renal failure]] | **[[Acute renal failure]] | ||
Revision as of 09:04, 11 May 2020
Background
Paraquat is an herbicide that has a rapid and large distribution and can be fatal even with small ingestions.
Clinical Features
- Gastrointestinal: predominate early
- Paraquat tongue
- Esophageal and gastric erosion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pulmonary: occurs due to distribution to pneumocytes
- Pneumonitis
- Pulmonary fibrosis (delayed)
- Multiorgan failure
- Acute renal failure
- Hepatic necrosis
- Myocardial necrosis
- Internal bleeding