COPPER-SULFATE POISONING

Authors
AHASAN HAMN CHOWDHURY MAJ AZHAR MA RAFIQUEUDDIN AKM
Citation
Hamn. Ahasan et al., COPPER-SULFATE POISONING, Tropical doctor, 24(2), 1994, pp. 52-53
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Tropical Medicine
Journal title
Tropical doctor
ISSN journal
00494755 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
52 - 53
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-4755(1994)24:2<52:CP>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A number of cases of copper sulphate poisoning from the southern regio n of Bangladesh are presented. There was a high mortality (24.9%) in c omparison to other forms of poisoning. Hepatotoxicity, acute renal fai lure and gastrointestinal bleeding were the main complications. This d egree of copper sulphate poisoning in one particular area is cause for alarm.