A series of patients in the emergency department diagnosed with copper poisoning: Recognition equals treatment

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-248

  Gunay, Nurullah ^a   Yildirim, Cuma ^a   Karcioglu, Ozgur ^b   Gunay, Nahide Ekici ^c   Yilmaz, Mehmet ^a   Usalan, Celalettin ^a   Kose, Ataman ^a   Togun, Ismail ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Sina Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anemia; Anuria; Copper exposure; Copper poisoning

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER DERIVATIVE; COPPER OXYCHLORIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANURIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPPER POISONING; DIALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEG PAIN; MALAISE; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; THORAX PAIN; WEAKNESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPPER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POISONING; RENAL DIALYSIS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33745184658     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.209.243     Document Type: Article

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