Paraquat poisoning is not always fatal.
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Of the nineteen cases of Gramoxone poisoning treated at the Medical Unit, Toa Payoh Hospital, three survived. The clinical data of these survivors is presented. The maximal ingested dose compatible with life in the present series is twenty millilitresof Grammoxonewhile the excretion rate of paraquat in urine in a non -fatal case is 0.92 mg/hr in the first 24 hours. In the follow-up of these survivors, there is some evidence to suggest that the pulmonary injury may be partially reversible.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Singapore medical journal
دوره 21 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980