| Literature DB >> 18482790 |
Nicolas Franchitto1, Peggy Gandia-Mailly, Bernard Georges, Anne Galinier, Norbert Telmon, Jean Louis Ducassé, Daniel Rougé.
Abstract
Voluntary copper poisoning is a rare mode of suicide. We report a case of copper sulphate poisoning in a patient presenting delusions with mystic demands for purification. The initial gastrointestinal symptoms were followed by intravascular haemolysis and renal failure. The course was favourable after symptomatic treatment and specific copper chelation therapy. However, the pathogenesis is not fully understood and with the present state of knowledge, no one treatment can be said to be superior to another. The authors discuss the various treatments of this rare poisoning through a review of the available literature.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18482790 DOI： 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.02.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Resuscitation ISSN： 0300-9572 Impact factor: 5.262