Abstract
Ceylon Medical Journal (CMJ) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the Sri Lanka Medical Association in the last week of March, June, September and December each year. The mission of the CMJ is to promote the science and art of medicine and betterment of public health. The Journal publishes original papers and commentaries which have relevance to medicine and allied sciences. The CMJ is committed to maintaining and conforming to the editorial and ethical standards recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Highlights
Paraquat, a highly toxic bipyridyl compound, is widely used as a herbicide that causes serious morbidity and mortality when ingested
Liver and renal function tests showed no abnormality and she had an uneventful recovery. She left hospital seven days later and was in good health after six months. Recovery of this patient was due to immediate surgical removal of the paraquat containing tissue and this procedure is recommended for subcutaneous and intramuscular paraquat injections
Parenteral paraquat poisoning is extremely rare and it is associated with attempted suicide, except for one case of homicidal poisoning where a health worker was injected with paraquat [3]
Summary
A highly toxic bipyridyl compound, is widely used as a herbicide that causes serious morbidity and mortality when ingested. Patient was a 19-year-old school girl who was scolded by her parents about an affair she had with a classmate. She injected her left forearm with about 1 ml of 20% paraquat subcutaneously. She was admitted under our care 10 hours after the incident. The injection site was red and swollen.
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