Publications by authors named "Parisa Mirmoghtadaei"
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- The study focused on pesticide poisoning cases at Khorshid Hospital in Iran from March 2016 to March 2021, analyzing demographic, clinical, and toxicological data of 1,567 patients out of 25,659 total poisoning cases.* -
- Most pesticide poisonings were due to suicide attempts (75%), with insecticides being the most common type; however, rodenticides were linked to a higher mortality rate.* -
- Clinical symptoms included nausea and vomiting in 56.7% of cases, and the overall death rate from pesticide poisoning was 8.3%, with higher instances among those who previously attempted suicide.*
Paraquat skin contact occurs less frequently and is rarely fatal. This article reports a case of a 45-year-old man who presented with dysphagia, respiratory distress and grade two, and third skin burns focusing on the upper body after accidental exposure to paraquat. He was admitted to the hospital 6 days after the first contact.
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