Paraquat is a pesticide which was started to be used in agriculture and gardening around the world since the middle of 1960's. Pesticides taken for suicide or by accident can have serious side effects on the body. Paraquat taken in the body mostly orally and transdermal, inhalation and although rarely intravenous way. Erythema, itching, swelling and bullae with exudative discharge in almost all of the left foot and leg was observed in a 56 year old man for fifteen days. On the day his complaints started, he used agricultural pesticide (paraquat) while it was raining. The patient was in a good general condition when he arrived. The patient was put on bed rest. Left leg elevation and ice compress for 15 minutes at least two times a day was given in order to decrease edema. In order to prevent infection and for sterilization, leg cleaning with tincture of iodine solution was recommended. Topical and systemic anti-biotherapy was started. Hemorrhagic lesions started to scab on the third days after resting and treatment were started. Edema became lower. The cure was completed in two weeks
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Paraquat, Pesticide, Skin Involvement
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