title: Recovery from inhalation of diquat aerosol.
abstract: A patient developed high fever, cough, changing consolidations on chest roentgenograms, jaundice, and skin rash following inhalation of diquat aerosol. To our knowledge this is the first report of diquat inhalation and only the second report of aerosol damage from any part of the dipyridyl herbicides.
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000336:Aerosols; D003371:Cough / Q000139:chemically induced; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology; D004178:Diquat / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D005334:Fever / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; D004178:Diquat