2-4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, a forgotten herbicide: Two case report
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In Colombia one of the main sources of intoxication for chemical compounds are pesticides, finding in this groups herbicides like Paraquat, Glyphosate and 2,4-D, the last is one of the most used herbicides worldwide, finding similar clinical manifestations from those intoxications due to cholinesterase inhibitors. The access to this patient might represent a great challenge for the primary responder, because the symptomatic manifestations are wide due to the different risks it configures, like gastrointestinal, metabolic, renal, neurologic, and toxicological risk. Urinary alkalization was the recommended strategy for the management of this intoxication, but the evidence so far shows better safety and effectiveness using hemodialysis in the most severe cases. Then, the clinical cases of two patients with 2,4-D intake are presented, being those the only ones reported in Colombia so far.
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