Abstract

VIALES LOPEZ, Glenda. Intoxicación por Paraquat. Med. leg. Costa Rica [online]. 2014, vol.31, n.2, pp.88-94. ISSN 2215-5287.

Paraquat (1-1´-dimetil-4-4-bipyridylium dichloride) is still widely used in Costa Rica as a contact herbicide and is marketed as a 20% aqueous solution (Gramoxone) .Paraquat poisoning carries a high mortality rate. Severe paraquat poisoning is characterized by multiple-organ involvement, mainly the lungs, kidneys, liver. The lung is a major target organ in paraquat poisoning, and respiratory failure from acute pulmonary fibrosis is the most common cause of death.

Keywords : intoxication; Paraquat; lung; lung fibrosis.

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