Low Dose Euthyrox in Treatments of Paraquat Intoxication.

Summary

Paraquat is a common human toxicant and accounts for 20 deaths per million persons in the world. Paraquat usually cause multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, including liver, kidney, lung and heart dysfunction. Besides, pituitary insufficiency also occurs on those patients with paraquat poisoning, which leads to multiple endocrine gland dysfunction, involving adrenal gland, thyroid and sex gland. As a result, the investigators decide to initiate the clinical trial to find whether thyroid replacement therapy can furtherly reduce the mortality, and improve patients long-term prognosis.

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Start

2020-01-01

Primary completion

2022-12-31

Completion

2023-12-31

Publications

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• Background Dinis-Oliveira RJ, Duarte JA, Sanchez-Navarro A, Remiao F, Bastos ML, Carvalho F. Paraquat poisonings: mechanisms of lung toxicity, clinical features, and treatment. Crit Rev Toxicol. 2008;38(1):13-71. doi: 10.1080/10408440701669959.

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