[Paraquat poisoning. Treatment and prognosis]

Treatment of paraquat intoxication is most often in vain if initial treatment is delayed. We report a case where the patient was admitted 25 hours after oral intake of paraquat. The patient died due to respiratory insufficiency secondary to peroxidative pulmonary fibrosis in spite of combined continuous haemodialysis and haemofiltration. Principles of treatment are reviewed.