title: Treatment Following Intoxication With Lethal Dose of Paraquat: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Paraquat is a widely used nitrogen-based herbicide which is lethal and causes multi-organ failure by accumulation in cells, which subsequently leads to death.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present case report introduced a 25-year-old male with nausea, vomiting, and severe substernal burning sensation after incidentally ingestion of a large amount of paraquat. The treatment of the patient with antioxidants (N-acetylcysteine and vitamin E) and hemodialysis started immediately after arriving to the hospital.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Immediate and adequate use of antioxidants and hemodialysis has an undeniable and important role in survival of patients after ingestion of a large amount of paraquat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Davarpanah
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Farideh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hosseinzadeh
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: S Saeed
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
keywords: Acetylcysteine; Antioxidants; Paraquat; Vitamin E