title: Fatal paraquat poisoning: report of two cases.
abstract: Paraquat, a dipyridium compound is widely used as a herbicide. It is available in India as a liquid concentrate for agricultural use and is highly toxic if ingested. It leads to renal, hepatic, cardiac and pulmonary toxicity and also causes burns of oral mucosa and esophagus as it is caustic in nature. We describe two cases of paraquat poisoning who developed serious toxicity following its ingestion and died of respiratory failure.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bambery
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Makharia
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kakkar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006540:Herbicides / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D010269:Paraquat / Q000506:poisoning*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; D010269:Paraquat