Severe cholestasis and hepatic dysfunction in a case of fatal paraquat poisoning

Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2015 Feb;39(1):e7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2014.07.013. Epub 2014 Sep 3.

Authors

Valliappan Muthu¹, Ashim Das², Amanjit Bal², Ritesh Agarwal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. Electronic address: valliappa@gmail.com.
² Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Pulmonary medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 25193237
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2014.07.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / etiology*
Cholestasis / chemically induced*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Paraquat / poisoning*
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Paraquat