Failure of radiotherapy to resolve fatal lung damage due to paraquat poisoning.
The most effective treatment of severe paraquat poisoning in man is uncertain. In order to prevent pulmonary fibrosis, we employed radiotherapy of both lungs in a 23-year-old patient with severe paraquat poisoning; however, it failed to prevent the fatal outcome.
Department of Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany.
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D
Franzen
F
F
Baer
W
W
Heitz
H
H
Mecking
S
S
Eidt
H
H
Käferstein
C A
CA
Baldamus
J M
JM
Curtius
H W
HW
Höpp
K
K
Wassermann
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D010269:Paraquat / Q000506:poisoning*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000532:radiotherapy*
D010269:Paraquat