Accidental scrotal burns from paraquat while handling a patient.
Ceylon Med J
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2008 Sep; 53(3): 102-3
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-49106
ABSTRACT
The main risk of paraquat poisoning is from deliberate ingestion. Serious accidental or occupational poisoning is comparatively rare. We report two patients who had accidental exposure to paraquat, resulting in scrotal burns in both and systemic poisoning in one, while attending to a patient who had ingested paraquat for deliberate self harm.
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Main subject:
Paraquat
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Scrotum
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Suicide
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Sulfadiazine
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Burns, Chemical
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Humans
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Male
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Administration, Oral
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Administration, Topical
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Adolescent
Language:
English
Journal:
Ceylon Med J
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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