Delayed immunosuppressive treatment in life-threatening paraquat ingestion: A case report

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-79

  Descatha, Alexis ^a,b   Mégarbane, Bruno ^a   Garcia, Véronique ^c   Baud, Frédéric J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Paraquat; Prognosis; Pulse therapy; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARAQUAT; TICARCILLIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HERBICIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; COLORIMETRY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EMPYEMA; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTRITIS; GASTROSCOPY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PARAQUAT POISONING; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THERAPY DELAY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINE COLOR; VOMITING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; INTOXICATION; LAVAGE; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DECONTAMINATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; IRRIGATION; LUNG; MALE; OVERDOSE; PARAQUAT; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651176153     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161092     Document Type: Article

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