MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN COPPER SULFATE POISONING - A CASE OF SUICIDE

We present is a case of a young 23-year-old woman found in her home in a comatose state, who was taken to the nearest medical center and died there despite the emergency resuscitation measures. The autopsy revealed a characteristic bluish discoloration of the gastric and necrotic changes in the duod...

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Main Authors: Atanas Hristov, Teodora Kiryakova, Alexandаr Alexandrov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Scientists - Stara Zagora 2020-12-01
Series:Science & Research
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Online Access: http://www.sandtr.org/download.php?id=80
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Summary:We present is a case of a young 23-year-old woman found in her home in a comatose state, who was taken to the nearest medical center and died there despite the emergency resuscitation measures. The autopsy revealed a characteristic bluish discoloration of the gastric and necrotic changes in the duodenal mucosa. The conducted toxic-chemical studies proved that this was a case of copper sulfate poisoning. This was confirmed by the subsequent inspection at the home of the deceased, where a suicide note was found, written by the deceased, where in addition to the reasons for her decision, she specified the way - intake of copper sulfate.
ISSN:2535-0765