“Anticholinesterase compounds are the commonest method of poisoning in India but herbicide poisoning is also a method of suicide and is usually associated with high morbidity and mortality”. “Among different herbicidal poisonings we came across the most predominantly found poisonings are paraquat and glyphosate” “The incidence of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid poisoning are few and rarely cases are reported from India”. “2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid commonly known as 2, 4-D is a plant herbicide. It is secondarily a plant growth regulator”. It was developed in the 1940s. It is the most commonly used pesticide in the non-agricultural sector at the same time one of the top ten most commonly used in the agricultural sector.
Author(s) Details:
Manjiri Naik,
Department of Medicine, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Aurangabad, India.
Shamisha Khade,
Department of Medicine, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Aurangabad, India.
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