title: Acute copper sulphate poisoning: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Voluntary copper poisoning is a rare mode of suicide. We report a case of copper sulphate poisoning in a patient presenting delusions with mystic demands for purification. The initial gastrointestinal symptoms were followed by intravascular haemolysis and renal failure. The course was favourable after symptomatic treatment and specific copper chelation therapy. However, the pathogenesis is not fully understood and with the present state of knowledge, no one treatment can be said to be superior to another. The authors discuss the various treatments of this rare poisoning through a review of the available literature.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Purpan, Toulouse, France. franchitto.n@chu-toulouse.fr
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Franchitto
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gandia-Mailly
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Georges
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galinier
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Telmon
authors.forename: Jean Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ducassé
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rougé
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019327:Copper Sulfate / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D002614:Chelating Agents; D019327:Copper Sulfate