Abstract

RIVERO GONZALEZ, A. et al. Paraquat poisoning: report of two cases and literature review. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2001, vol.18, n.4, pp.50-52. ISSN 0212-7199.

Cases of poisoning with pesticides, especially suicidal ones, continue to be an important therapeutic problem. The heribicide paraquat (1.1' dimethyl-4.4' bipyridylium dichloride) is the second cause of pesticide poisoning in our country, which is associated with a high mortality rate. We report two cases of suicidal ingestion of paraquat who developed multiorgan failure with a lethal outcome. We also present a brief review of the literature, mainly focused on the different therapeutic options. 

Keywords : Paraquat; Poisoning; Therapeutics.

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