Pavan Malleshappa
Department of Nephrology, Vaatsalya Hospital, Bharathi Healthcare Complex, Hassan, Karnataka, India.
Iran J Kidney Dis. 2013 Jan;7(1):64-6.
Paraquat is highly toxic to human and is widely used in agriculture as a contact herbicide. Paraquat poisoning is associated with high mortality varying from 35% to 50%. Six cases of paraquat poisoning were treated in our center. Acute kidney injury developed in all the cases and mortality was 66%. Respiratory and multiorgan failure are the main causes for mortality.
百草枯对人体剧毒，在农业中广泛用作触杀型除草剂。百草枯中毒的死亡率很高，在35%至50%之间。我们中心治疗了6例百草枯中毒病例。所有病例均发生急性肾损伤，死亡率为66%。呼吸和多器官衰竭是死亡的主要原因。
