%0 Journal Article
%T Acute Lung Fibrosis Following Paraquat Poisoning
%A Aparna Das
%A Forhad Uddin Hasan Chowdhury
%A Md Azizul Kahhar
%A Naziha Sabah Neera
%J Bangladesh Journal of Medicine
%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.3329/bjmed.v29i1.35407
%X Paraquat is a potentially toxic herbicide that is used to eradicate common weeds. It is classified as a moderately hazardous (grade 2) pesticide by World Health Organization (WHO). Poisoning by paraquat carries significant mortality. It has an inclination to accumulate in lungs accelerating pulmonary fibrosis. We present a case report of a young man who accidentally ingested a mouthful of paraquat and subsequently developed fibrosis of lungs. Bangladesh J Medicine Jan 2018; 29(1) : 41-44
%K Paraquat
%K Herbicide
%K Lung fibrosis
%U https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJMED/article/view/35407