Methemoglobinemia in Acute Copper Sulfate Poisoning
Authors: K. S. CHUGH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1975)

Letters1 February 1975Methemoglobinemia in Acute Copper Sulfate PoisoningK. S. CHUGH, M.D., P. C. SINGHAL, M.D., B. K. SHARMA, M.D.K. S. CHUGH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, P. C. SINGHAL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, B. K. SHARMA, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-2-226_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough Todd and Thompson had recorded methemoglobinemia in chronic copper poisoning in sheep in 1961 (1), the occurrence of methemoglobinemia in man has been reported only recently in two patients who, it was suspected, had had lethal acute copper intoxication during hemodialysis (2). The evidence of copper intoxication in these patients was circumstantial and retrospective; blood copper levels were not measured in either of them. We wish to report a case of methemoglobinemia in acute copper sulfate poisoning in a patient who came under our observation recently, with direct evidence of copper poisoning.A young man, aged 27 years, was...References1. TODDTHOMPSON JR: Methemoglobinemia in chronic copper poisoning of sheep. Nature (Lond) 191:89-90, 1961 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MATTERPEDERSONPSIMENOS BJG: Lethal copper intoxication in hemodialysis. Trans Am Soc Artif Intern Organs 15:309-315, 1969 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. JAFFE E: The reduction of methemoglobin in erythrocytes of a patient with congenital methemoglobinemia, subjects with erythrocyte G6PD deficiency, and normal individuals. Blood 21:561-572, 1963 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. METZ E: Mechanism of hemolysis by excess copper (abstract). Clin Res 17:32, 1969 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: K. S. CHUGH, M.D.; P. C. SINGHAL, M.D.; B. K. SHARMA, M.D.Affiliations: Division of Nephrology Department of Medicine Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh India PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Severity of Interstitial Inflammation in the Renal Parenchyma of Albino Rats Is Subjected to the Dose of Heavy MetalsDifferent sources of irrigation water affect heavy metal accumulation in soils and some properties of guava fruitsHeavy metals in processed seafood products from Turkey: risk assessment for the consumersIrrigation water of different sources affects fruit quality attributes and heavy metals contents of un-grafted and commercial mango cultivarsFungicidesCopper-Induced Changes in Reproductive Functions: In Vivo and In Vitro EffectsFungicidesCommunity-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in AsiaCopperLead and Copper Levels in Tea Samples Marketed in Beijing, ChinaLead and Copper Levels in Tea Samples Marketed in Beijing, ChinaOverview of Tropical NephrologyAcute Methemoglobinemia—A Common Occupational Hazard in an Industrial City in Western IndiaInorganic and Organometal PesticidesCopperRedox state in liver mitochondria in acute copper sulfate poisoningMechanisms of Hemolysis Induced by CopperDrug- and Chemical-Induced MethaemoglobinaemiaCopper-induced GSH Depletion and Methaemoglobin Formation in Vitro in Erythrocytes of some Domestic Animals and Man. A Comparative StudyThe effect of copper on erythrocyte deformability. A possible mechanism of hemolysis in acute copper intoxicationAcute renal failure following copper sulphate intoxication 1 February 1975Volume 82, Issue 2Page: 226-227KeywordsBloodIntoxicationMethemoglobinemiaSulfates ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...