Spontaneous pneumothorax in acute paraquat toxicity

ABSTRACT

Spontaneous pneumothorax as a presenting feature of acuteparaquat toxicity is as yet unreported. A review of the literature has shown that there has been one reported case of spontaneous pneumothorax occurring after paraquat (Nakaoka et al, 1987). The two cases of paraquat ingestion presented in this report are associated with spontaneous pneumothorax in the acute phase. A proposed mechanism for the development of the pneumothorax is discussed (AU)