Klaff L J, Levin P J, Potgieter P D, Losman J G, Nochomovitz L E, Ferguson A D
S Afr Med J. 1977 Feb 12;51(7):203-5.
A fatal case of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in a 13-year-old boy, due to poisoning by the weed-killer paraquat, is described. Attempted treatments included extracorporeal circulation. The management is discussed in the light of the histological observations, and the pathophysiology of the condition.