Acute diquat poisoning resulting in toxic encephalopathy: a report of three cases.

Guangcai YuTianzi JianSiqi Cui Longke Shi Baotian Kan Xiangdong Jian

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)

Ingestion of diquat can cause acute renal failure, neurological disorders, and respiratory failure. The pons, midbrain, pedunculus cerebri may be the most commonly impaired locations of diquat-related toxic encephalopathy.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
liver failure
early onset
acute respiratory distress syndrome
drug induced
hepatitis b virus