Chemical burn due to weed killer, Gramoxone@(paraquat dichloride) / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 218-221, 1991.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-110689
ABSTRACT
A 62-year-old farmer was admitted to our department because of second degree chemical burns of both buttocks ten days following accidental contact with Gramoxone, a weed killer. He was treated with oral antibiotics and cold compresses and discharged after the burned area were reepithelialized. Laboratory findings were within normal limits for three weeks. Although lung fibrosis, hepatic and renal failure can be caused by repeated absorption of paraquat (Gramoxone) through injuried skin, systemic absorption through normal skin has not been reported. During the four month follow up period there were no systemic problems nor recurrence of skin lesions. We report herein a case of chemical burns induced by Gramoxone, which is probably an occupational dermatosis of farmers handling weed killers.
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Main subject:
Paraquat
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Recurrence
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Skin
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Skin Diseases
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Fibrosis
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Burns
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Burns, Chemical
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Buttocks
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Follow-Up Studies
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Absorption
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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