title: [Survival after accidental poisoning with a triple lethal dose of paraquat (Gramoxon)].
abstract: A case of a 22-year old man who accidentally poisoned himself with a triple lethal dose of organophosphate paraquat (commercially produced as Gramoxon). Owing to the quantity consumed and belated medical treatment, toxicologists initially considered the condition incurable but a complex therapy during a 52-day hospitalization eventually saved the patients's life. Following is an analysis of the case a treatment survey and a discussion of mechanisms that possibly led to the successful result.
authors.affiliation: I. interní klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cermák
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brůha
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Danzig
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petrtýl
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Marecek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006540:Herbicides / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010269:Paraquat / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; D010269:Paraquat
vernacular_title: Prezití po náhodné otravĕ trojnásobnou letální dávkou paraquatu (Gramoxon).