Systemic poisoning after mucosa and skin contact of paraquat

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 258-263

  Wong, O F ^a   Fung, H T ^a   Lam, S K ^a   Leung, K C H ^a   Lee, H M ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acute renal injury; Chemical burns; Drug induced liver injury; Herbicides

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; PARAQUAT; SODIUM DITHIONITE;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EROSION; FLUID THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIP; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MUCOSA; PARAQUAT POISONING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCROTUM; SEROLOGY; SKIN; SKIN DEFECT; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TOXICITY TESTING; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 79960999393     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490791101800413     Document Type: Article

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