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    A novel and fatal method of copper sulphate poisoning

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    Date
    2014-04
    Author
    Motlhatlhedi, Keneilwe
    Firth, Jaccqueline A.
    Setlhare, Vincent
    Kaguamba, Jackson K.
    Mmolaatshepe, Mmapula
    Publisher
    Elsevier, https://www.elsevier.com/
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    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261840474_A_novel_and_fatal_method_of_copper_sulphate_poisoning
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    Published Article
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    Abstract
    Introduction: Copper sulphate is widely used around the world as a pesticide and seed fungicide. Many cases of accidental intoxication with this substance have been reported among farm workers who have absorbed large amounts of the substance through the skin. It has also been used for self-harm, generally by oral ingestion. Toxic levels of the substance can lead to methaemoglobinaemia and death. Case report: The case of a 29 year old woman who diluted and inserted copper sulphate vaginally in order to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is reported. Conclusion: This article is a review of the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of copper-sulphate-induced methaemoglobinaemia, including the challenges of treating this condition in clinical settings that are unprepared for this complication. Introduction: Le sulfate de cuivre est largement utilise´ dans le monde entier comme pesticide et fongicide pour les semences. Nombre de cas d’intoxications accidentelles par cette substance ont e´ te´ signale´ s chez des ouvriers agricoles ayant absorbe´ d’importantes quantite´s de cette substance par voie cutane´ e. Ce compose´ a e´galement e´ te´ utilise´ a` des fins d’automutilation, ge´ne´ralement par ingestion orale. Les niveaux toxiques de la substance peuvent entraıˆner une me´the´moglobine´mie et la mort. Etude de cas: Le cas d’une femme aˆ ge´e de 29 ans ayant dilue´ et inse´re´ du sulfate de cuivre par voie vaginale afin de mettre un terme a` une grossesse non de´ sire´e est pre´sente´ . Conclusion: Une e´tude des symptoˆ mes, du diagnostic et du traitement de la me´the´moglobine´mie induite par le sulfate de cuivre, ainsi que les difficulte´ s lie´es au traitement de cette affection dans des structures me´dicales qui ne sont pas pre´pare´es a` de telles complications.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10311/2250
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