Accidental copper sulfate toxicity after flame colorant ingestion

Authors
Griswold, Matthew K.
Nordberg, Alexandra
Babu, Kavita M
Boyer, Edward W.
Chai, Peter R.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology
Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Publication Date
2017-09-01
Keywords
Emergency Medicine
Medical Toxicology

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https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2017.1330958
Abstract
We report a case of an unintentional ingestion of “Mystical Fire” colorant containing copper sulfate resulting in hepatic and renal toxicity, hemolysis, methemoglobinemia, and gastric injury treated with hemodialysis, surgical interventions, plasmapheresis, and chelation.
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Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2017 Sep;55(8):943-945. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2017.1330958. Epub 2017 Jun 8. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1080/15563650.2017.1330958
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/28554
PubMed ID
28594239
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