A fatal case of paraquat poisoning following minimal dermal exposure

Renal Failure

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-377

  Soloukides, Andreas ^a,b   Moutzouris, Dimitrios Anestis ^a   Kassimatis, Theodore ^a   Metaxatos, Georgios ^a   Hadjiconstantinou, Valsamakis ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

ARDS; Paraquat; Pesticide; Poisoning; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARAQUAT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BURN; CASE REPORT; EXPOSURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARAQUAT POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS, CHEMICAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; PARAQUAT; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 34248529693     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: 15256049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08860220601184134     Document Type: Article

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