Paraquat poisoning presenting as the “Daisley Barton syndrome”
Paraquat is a bipyridilium herbicide which is highly toxic. Due to its corrosive effects, it can lead to esophagitis, esophageal rupture, and gastritis. It leads to the formation of reactive oxygen species which causes multiorgan damage, prominent among those being pulmonary, renal, and liver dysfun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Respiratory Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijrconline.org/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2020;volume=9;issue=1;spage=110;epage=112;aulast=Chaudhuri |