A five-year follow-up report on lung imaging and exercise endurance of a patient with paraquat poisoning.
10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20210621-00299
- VernacularTitle:百草枯中毒肺部影像及运动耐力5年随访报道1例
- Author:
Ming Feng LU
1
;
Ji Yang XU
1
;
Lu FAN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
CT;
Exercise endurance;
Follow-up;
Paraquat;
Poisoning
- MeSH:
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Lung/pathology*;
Paraquat;
Poisoning;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2022;40(2):142-145
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A patient with paraquat poisoning was followed up for five years, and it was showed that the interstitial lesion areas in chest CT of this patient gradually decreased after acute period of the poisoning and no significant changes were found six months later. After that the density of the lesions gradually reduced, while the cystic air cavities slowly increased. In addition, the patient's exercise endurance gradually improved over time, and the lung function was close to the normal level five years after poisoning. The follow-up report helps clinicians to have a deeper understanding of the long-term outcome of paraquat poisoning.
