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Rare Disease

paraquat poisoning

MONDO:0017862

Overview

Paraquat poisoning is a rare intoxication with paraquat (a non-selective bipyridilium herbicide that has been banned in Europe), usually occurring through ingestion of the poison, and that presents with caustic injury of the oral cavity and pharynx, as well as nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, lethargy, loss of consciousness and fever. Patients may develop potentially life-threatening complications such as hepatic dysfunction, acute tubular necrosis and renal insufficiency, and respiratory failure (due to pulmonary fibrosis) due to its inherent toxicity and lack of effective treatment. Intoxication via inhalation, injection and dermal or mucus contact have also been reported.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for paraquat poisoning has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for paraquat poisoning.

86 publications have been identified in PubMed for paraquat poisoning. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (29%), Epidemiology / Natural History (22%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (19%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	25	29%

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC

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Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:31827

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:18806

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paraquat poisoning

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