Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Show: 20 | 50 | 100
Results 1 - 1 de 1
Filter
Add filters








Language
Year range
1.
Rev. chil. enferm. respir ; 38(1): 33-36, mar. 2022. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1388170

ABSTRACT

Resumen El Paraquat es un herbicida ampliamente utilizado para el control de las malezas en Chile. Su ingesta determina una alta probabilidad de mortalidad dado su inherente toxicidad mediante la producción de radicales libres, que afectan a múltiples órganos, principalmente los pulmones; a esto se suma la falta de un tratamiento efectivo. Se presenta el caso clínico de un hombre de 18 años que en un intento suicida consume 50 mL de paraquat (200 g/L), con desenlace fatal. La presentación clínica depende la cantidad de Paraquat ingerida y los hallazgos radiológicos descritos varían según la temporalidad del cuadro e, inclusive, podrían determinar el pronóstico.


Paraquat is an herbicide widely used for weed control in Chile. Its intake determines a high probability of mortality because of its inherent toxicity through the production of free radicals. Multiple organs are affected, mainly the lungs; to this is added the lack of effective treatment. We present the clinical case of an 18-year-old man who in a suicidal attempt swallows 50 mL of paraquat (200 g/L), with a fatal outcome. The clinical presentation depends on the amount of Paraquat ingested. Radiological findings described vary according to the temporality of the condition and could even determine the prognosis


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adolescent , Paraquat/poisoning , Pulmonary Fibrosis/diagnostic imaging , Herbicides/poisoning , Pulmonary Fibrosis/chemically induced , Radiography, Thoracic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Fatal Outcome , Lung/diagnostic imaging
SELECTION OF CITATIONS
SEARCH DETAIL