Paraquat ingestion: a challenging diagnosis.
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Chen, JG; Eldridge, DL; Lodeserto, FJ; Ming, DY; Turner, KM; Vanderford, JL; Sporn, TA; Schulman, SR
Published in: Pediatrics
June 2010
Paraquat is an herbicide that is highly toxic to humans. Pediatric ingestion has become uncommon in the United States because of preventative efforts. We report here an unintentional, fatal paraquat ingestion by an 8-year-old child. Storage in an inappropriate container, confusion between herbicide trade names, nonspecific symptoms, and a delay in follow-up produced challenges in the diagnosis. In the absence of a clear history of ingestion, paraquat poisoning should be suspected in children who develop skin and mucous membrane burns, gastrointestinal symptoms, acute kidney injury, and respiratory failure.
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Pediatrics
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1098-4275
Publication Date
June 2010
Volume
125
Issue
6
Start / End Page
e1505 / e1509
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Renal Insufficiency
- Poisoning
- Pediatrics
- Paraquat
- Male
- Lung
- Hypoxia
- Humans
- Herbicides
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Chen, J. G., Eldridge, D. L., Lodeserto, F. J., Ming, D. Y., Turner, K. M., Vanderford, J. L., … Schulman, S. R. (2010). Paraquat ingestion: a challenging diagnosis. Pediatrics, 125(6), e1505–e1509. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-2601
Chen, Jerome G., David L. Eldridge, Frank J. Lodeserto, David Y. Ming, Kristen M. Turner, Joel L. Vanderford, Thomas A. Sporn, and Scott R. Schulman. “Paraquat ingestion: a challenging diagnosis.” Pediatrics 125, no. 6 (June 2010): e1505–9. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-2601.
Chen JG, Eldridge DL, Lodeserto FJ, Ming DY, Turner KM, Vanderford JL, et al. Paraquat ingestion: a challenging diagnosis. Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1505–9.
Chen, Jerome G., et al. “Paraquat ingestion: a challenging diagnosis.” Pediatrics, vol. 125, no. 6, June 2010, pp. e1505–09. Pubmed, doi:10.1542/peds.2009-2601.
Chen JG, Eldridge DL, Lodeserto FJ, Ming DY, Turner KM, Vanderford JL, Sporn TA, Schulman SR. Paraquat ingestion: a challenging diagnosis. Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1505–e1509.
Published In
Pediatrics
DOI
EISSN
1098-4275
Publication Date
June 2010
Volume
125
Issue
6
Start / End Page
e1505 / e1509
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Renal Insufficiency
- Poisoning
- Pediatrics
- Paraquat
- Male
- Lung
- Hypoxia
- Humans
- Herbicides