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Copper sulfate. Not a harmless chemical |
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| Authors: | D L Lamont J A Duflou |
| Institution: | Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa. |
| Abstract: | We report a case of fatal copper sulfate poisoning of a 30-year-old woman following treatment by an iNyanga ("witch-doctor"). The patient died 2 days later, having lapsed into a coma. Postmortem examination revealed that the patient had died of aspiration pneumonia. |
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