| Document ID (ISN) | 31158 |
| CIS number |
79-802 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0032-6291 - Pracovní lékařství |
| Year |
1978 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jaroš F., Žuffa L., Kratinová R., Skákala I., Domsová J. |
| Title |
Acute percutaneous poisoning by Gramoxone |
| Original title |
Akútna perkutánna intoxikácia gramoxonom [in Slovak] |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1978, Vol.30, No.7, p.260-263. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
A fatal case of percutaneous poisoning with this herbicide (paraquat 20%) in a 44-year-old man spraying it without taking the recommended precautions is reported: severe skin lesions on the neck and scrotum, and general poisoning manifested by hepatic, renal and pulmonary lesions. He died of renal and respiratory insufficiency. The mechanism of action of Gramoxone, toxicology, clinical picture and pathological anatomy, and possibilities of treatment are dealt with. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
herbicides; acute poisoning; dermal toxicity; skin absorption; paraquat |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
forestry; case study; hepatic damage; fatalities; respiratory insufficiency; crop protection; renal damage |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Heterocyclic compounds
Agricultural chemicals
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