Treatment of paraquat poisoning with the membrane oxygenator: a case report.
A fatal case of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in a 13-year-old boy, due to poisoning by the weed-killer paraquat, is described. Attempted treatments included extracorporeal circulation. The management is discussed in the light of the histological observations, and the pathophysiology of the condition.
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010107:Oxygenators, Membrane; D010269:Paraquat / Q000506:poisoning*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
D010269:Paraquat