Marked recovery from paraquat-induced lung injury during long-term follow-up

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-100

  Lee, Kwon Hyun ^a   Gil, Hyo Wook ^a   Kim, Young Tong ^a   Yang, Jong Oh ^a   Lee, Eun Young ^a   Hong, Sae Yong ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Paraquat; Survivors; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; PARAQUAT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; HERBICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS HEMOFILTRATION; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMOPERFUSION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INGESTION; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PARAQUAT POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH LAVAGE; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; LUNG; LUNG FIBROSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRONCHIECTASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAQUAT; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650708106     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2009.24.2.95     Document Type: Article

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