Copper sulfate. Not a harmless chemical.
We report a case of fatal copper sulfate poisoning of a 30-year-old woman following treatment by an iNyanga ("witch-doctor"). The patient died 2 days later, having lapsed into a coma. Postmortem examination revealed that the patient had died of aspiration pneumonia.
Lamont
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DL
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa.
Duflou
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JA
D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D003300:Copper / Q000506:poisoning*; D019327:Copper Sulfate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional
D003300:Copper; D019327:Copper Sulfate