Published March 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Paraquat-induced pulmonary lesions : HRCT findings in long-term follow-up : a case report

  • 1. Soonchunhyang Univ. College of Medicine, Asan (Korea, Republic of)

Description

We illustrate serial HRCT findings over a 16-month period in a 35-year-old woman who had ingested paraquat. Initial areas of ground-glass opacity changed into areas of multiple air cysts on follow up scan obtained five months after ingestion. A further follow-up scan obtained 16 months after ingestion showed improvement, with increased lung volume and normalized lung architecture

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
3
Series
8 refs., 1 fig
Journal Page Range
p. 451-453
ISSN
0301-2867

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
32033694
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTS; DIAGNOSTIC USES; HERBICIDES; INGESTION; LUNGS; RESOLUTION; WOMEN
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALES; INTAKE; MAMMALS; MAN; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PESTICIDES; PRIMATES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TOMOGRAPHY; USES; VERTEBRATES