Negative paraquaturia does not exclude paraquat fatal poisoning.

Authors

  • Rita Monteiro Serviço de Medicina Interna, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Lurdes Correia
  • Adélia Simão
  • Armando Carvalho
  • J Nascimento Costa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1548

Abstract

The authors present a case report of fatal paraquat poisoning demonstrating persistently negative urine paraquat test. A brief review is also made, concerning the importance of blood test for paraquat, the false negative results in urine test and the need for new effective therapeutic approaches that can change the tragic course of most of these poisoning cases.

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Monteiro R, Correia L, Simão A, Carvalho A, Costa JN. Negative paraquaturia does not exclude paraquat fatal poisoning. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2011 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];24:645-8. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1548

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Arquivo Histórico