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Intentional self-poisoning with glyphosate-containing herbicides
D B Menkes1, W A Temple, I R Edwards
1Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Human & Experimental Toxicology
|March 1, 1991
Abstract:
Four cases of self-poisoning with 'Roundup' herbicide are described, one of them fatal. One of the survivors had a protracted hospital stay and considerable clinical and laboratory detail is presented. Serious self-poisoning is associated with massive gastrointestinal fluid loss and renal failure. The management of such cases and the role of surfactant toxicity are discussed.