Giant Bulla with Pulmonary Fibrosis Caused by Gramoxon Toxicity: A case report.
- Author:
Jin Ak JUNG
;
Dong Yoon KEUM
;
Jae Won LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Female;
Fibroblasts;
Fibrosis;
Humans;
Intensive Care Units;
Lung;
Paraquat;
Pulmonary Fibrosis*;
Strikes, Employee;
Young Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2000;33(9):773-776
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Accidental or suicidal fatalities of paraquat (Gramoxon) poisong are occasionally seen in the emergency room or intensive care unit in this country. In most cases, respiratory symptoms and eventual death by respiratory distress occur within several days. The most striking pathologic change is fibrosis of the lung due to widespread proliferation of fibroblastic cell. We experience a 21-year-old woman with huge bulla on left lung and diffuse fibrosis in other site, who ingested paraquat 10 months ago. After thoracoscopic removal of bulla, the patient survive without progression of pulmonary complication till now.
