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| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 16
| Issue : 1 | Page : 52--54 |
Herbicide poisoning: A diagnostic challenge
Supradip Ghosh, Amandeep Singh, Himanshu Dewan, Gunwant Walia, Abhishek Bansal, Supradip Ghosh, Amandeep Singh, Himanshu Dewan, Gunwant Walia, Abhishek Bansal
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fortis-Escorts Hospital, Neelam Bata Road, NIT, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
Supradip Ghosh
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fortis-Escorts Hospital, Neelam Bata Road, NIT, Faridabad, Haryana - 121 001
India
Supradip Ghosh
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fortis-Escorts Hospital, Neelam Bata Road, NIT, Faridabad, Haryana - 121 001
India
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.94437 PMID: 22557836
Despite widespread availability, reports of herbicide poisoning from India are not common. Diagnosis is often difficult in the absence of proper history, non-specific clinical features and lack of diagnostic tests. A case of Paraquat poisoning is reported where diagnosis could be established only after the recovery of the patient. The literature is reviewed.
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