The pathology of the lung in paraquat poisoning.

There have been numerous fatalities following accidental or deliberate ingestion of the weedkiller paraquat and these have received great attention both in the popular and scientific press. Most fatalities have occurred following the oral ingestion of Grammoxone, the concentrated form of the substance. Although this is not supposed to be readily available to the general public, people $ illicitly obtain samples of the weedkiller which they store at home in lemonade or beer bottles. In this way there is a great danger that the paraquat will be accidentally drunk by children or even unwary adults. Many fatalities have resulted from this careless disregard for precautions since only one v mouthful of Grammoxone appears to be all that is required for a fatal outcome. The disease is confined almost exclusively to the lungs and consists essentially of a fulminating