Acute copper toxicity following copper glycinate injection
| Autor: | Ihle Bu, Shereen Oon, Yap Ch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Injections Subcutaneous Multiple Organ Failure Glycine chemistry.chemical_element Suicide Attempted Pharmacology Suicide attempted Internal Medicine medicine Organometallic Compounds Humans Depressive Disorder Major business.industry Copper toxicity Penicillamine medicine.disease Copper Acute toxicity Surgery Oral ingestion chemistry Toxicity Copper glycinate Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Internal medicine journal. 36(11) |
| ISSN: | 1445-5994 |
| Popis: | We present a patient who developed multi-organ failure due to severe copper toxicity following attempted suicide by s.c. injection of copper glycinate. Acute copper toxicity is rare in the developed world, although it occurs more frequently in developing world countries, where it is a common mode of suicide. Acute toxicity usually results from oral ingestion and there are several local and systemic effects. Specific management can be difficult as there is little evidence regarding the efficacy of chelating agents in acute toxicity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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