Acute copper toxicity following copper glycinate injection

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 741-743

  Oon, S ^a   Yap, C H ^a   Ihle, B U ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelating agent; Copper; Glycine; Penicillamine; s.c. injection

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; GLYCINATE COPPER; PENICILLAMINE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

ADULT; COPPER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33749830884     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01195.x     Document Type: Article

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