Paraquat Poisoning in a Female in the Fourth Decade of Life

This case report is about a woman in her fourth decade of life who, after fight, went into nervous-depressive crisis and decided to consciously ingest the herbicide paraquat. The patient from rural community 6 hours she go tertiary level hospital located nearest city due persistence discomfort, In emergency room reported having consumed 300 milliliters paraquat, effects were not immediate, but 5 began with asthenia, adynamia, sialorrhea, was hospitalized for 10 days presenting three phases described, starting gastrointestinal phase, hepatorenal phase where on day ingestion there peak elevation hepatic transaminases azo levels pulmonary causing type lesion, since alveolar spaces filled microhemorrhages, this third hospital, support care, hydration medication provided according literature, despite excessive amount high mortality rate intoxication, it had an unfavorable end.