Paraquat poisoning: A case report and review of literature

• Main Authors: Kondle Raghu (Author), Vidavalur Mahesh (Author), Parri Sasidhar (Author), Polam R Reddy (Author), Vajja Venkataramaniah (Author), Amit Agrawal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Paraquat (1, r-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridium dichloride), a brown syrupy liquid is an effective herbicide that has low chronic toxicity because of its rapid deactivation on contact with soil. A high dose of paraquat or severe poisoning has a poor prognosis. At present there is no specific antidote t...