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Copper sulfate. Not a harmless chemical.

D L Lamont1, J A Duflou.   

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We report a case of fatal copper sulfate poisoning of a 30-year-old woman following treatment by an iNyanga ("witch-doctor"). The patient died 2 days later, having lapsed into a coma. Postmortem examination revealed that the patient had died of aspiration pneumonia.

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Year:  1988        PMID: 3177352     DOI: 10.1097/00000433-198809000-00010

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Forensic Med Pathol        ISSN: 0195-7910            Impact factor:   0.921


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1.  Effects of cupric chloride on coagulation in human plasma: role of fibrinogen.

Authors:  Vance G Nielsen; Timothy D Ward; Paul M Ford
Journal:  J Thromb Thrombolysis       Date:  2018-10       Impact factor: 2.300

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