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A Case of Corrosive Esophagogastritis after Copper Sulfate Ingestion  

Joo, Hee-Rin (Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine)
Park, Jong-Ha (Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine)
Kim, Tae-Gyoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine)
Seo, Eun-Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine)
Park, Seung-Ha (Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine)
Kim, Tae-Oh (Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine)
Yang, Sung-Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine)
Moon, Young-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine)
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Clinical Endoscopy / v.43, no.1, 2011 , pp. 30-32 More about this Journal
Abstract
Copper sulfate ingestion is a rare cause of corrosive gastrointestinal injury in the Republic of Korea. In developing countries, copper sulfate is chiefly used for agricultural purposes as a pesticide and in the leather industry. It is also used in school science classes in the form of bright blue crystals. Copper sulfate is a powerful oxidizing agent that is corrosive to mucous membranes. Concentrated solutions are acidic, with a pH of 4. We report a case of corrosive gastritis and esophagitis due to accidental copper sulfate ingestion in a 12-year-old boy.
Keywords
Copper sulfate; Burns; Chemical;
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