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A Case of Corrosive Esophagogastritis after Copper Sulfate Ingestion
Clinical Endoscopy 2011;43(1):30-32.
DOI: https://doi.org/
Published online: July 28, 2011
Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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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. (Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 2011;43:30-32)


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