Four Cases of Ocular Injury caused by Gramoxone.
- Author:
Joon Soon KIM
1
;
Woojin LEE
;
Jae Ho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Chunan Hospital, Chunan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diquat;
Gramoxone;
Parquat
- MeSH:
Diquat;
Humans;
Paraquat*;
Suicide
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1997;38(11):2071-2076
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Parquat, more commonly used in its commercial name, Gramoxone, is a widely used herbicide for it is inexpensive and effective. It is lethal when ingested accidentally or for the purpose of committing suicide. Having experienced four patients who were injured accidentally in the eye by Gramoxone (herbicide containing paraquat and diquat), we report these cases with the review of the literatures.
