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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Copper sulfate (blue vitriol)

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XIV.a Methemoglobinemia

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Last update : 26/09/2014
 
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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Publications

Blue vitriol poisoning: a 10-year experience in a tertiary care hospital.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2012 Mar;50;197-201 2012 Mar
Copper sulphate toxicity in a young male complicated by methemoglobinemia, rhabdomyolysis and renal failure.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP 2010 Jul;20;490-1 2010 Jul

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