Gastric injury following copper sulfate ingestion

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 429-431

  James, Laura P ^a,b   Stowe, Cindy D ^a   Argao, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Copper sulfate; Ingestion; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; COPPER SULFATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH MUCOSA INJURY; VOMITING;

EID: 0032763769     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199912000-00017     Document Type: Article

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