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ArticleAutopsy & case reports2021

Pulmonary histopathology in fatal paraquat poisoning.

Senthil Kumar, Shikha Gupta, Yogender Singh Bansal, Amanjit Bal, Pulkit Rastogi, Valliappan Muthu, Vanshika Arora

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Article in Autopsy & case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Senthil KumarPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Forensic Medicine, Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5622-2137
Shikha GuptaPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Forensic Medicine, Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8905-3296
Yogender Singh BansalPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Forensic Medicine, Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5752-7968
Amanjit BalPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Histopathology, Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1457-8589
Pulkit RastogiPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Histopathology, Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9634-737X
Valliappan MuthuPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0410-8468
Vanshika AroraPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Forensic Medicine, Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9686-369X
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paraquat is a potent herbicide widely used in the Indian agriculture industry. Human fatality due to paraquat poisoning is not uncommon in this country. The primary effect of paraquat is on the lungs, and the resultant pulmonary damage leads to the patient's demise. There is a high mortality rate in paraquat poisoning as the treatment is usually supportive with no known antidote. There are limited human studies that have observed the histopathological changes in lungs in paraquat poisoning. The authors have discussed the time-related histopathological changes in lungs in paraquat poisoning on autopsy subjects. The role of anticoagulants and fibrinolytic agents in the treatment of this poisoning has also been discussed.

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Acute toxicityAutopsyHistologyLung injuryParaquat

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PMID34926332
PMCPMC8676609
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