“Intoxicacion aguda por paraquat”

Abstract

Paraquat is a herbicide widely used in the population of Ecuador to prevent crop damage. In the province of Napo, cases of intoxication are reported monthly by this chemical, most of them due to auto-lytic attempts, since the product is free-sale and easy to access and has inadequate storage in the home, with the concern of the agricultural ones to obtain a product of greater quality. In this way giving a greater predisposition to its use either accidental or intentional, leading to cause systemic poisoning, with a liver, lung or kidney involvement, with the main organs affected and depending on the amount ingested. the symptomatology and the clinical picture, which in certain occasions leads to multiorganic failure causing death. Generally, patients intoxicated by paraquat receive supportive treatment based on hemoperfusion, hydration in conjunction with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and immunosuppressive agents to help recovery and at the same time avoid complications depending on the severity of the condition.