Acute ingestion of copper sulphate: A review on its clinical manifestations and management

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 74-80

  Saravu, Kavitha ^a   Jose, Jimmy ^b   Bhat, Mahadeva ^c   Jimmy, Beena ^b   Shastry, B ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA HOSPITAL   (India)

^c Sheikh Hina Complex   (India)

Author keywords

Acute ingestion; Copper sulphate; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER SULFATE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIMERCAPROL; DOPAMINE; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; METHYLENE BLUE; NORADRENALIN; PENICILLAMINE; SUCRALFATE;

BILIARY EXCRETION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHELATION THERAPY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMATURIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; INTRAVASCULAR HEMOLYSIS; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MORTALITY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; STOMACH LAVAGE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

EID: 34447627332     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.33389     Document Type: Review

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