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Bluish vomiting: A rare clinical presentation of poisoning

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Higny, Julien [UCL] Vanpee, Dominique [UCL] Boulouffe, Caroline [UCL]

Bluish vomiting is a symptom of poisoning that is rarely seen in Western emergency departments. Consequently, physicians are not aware of the diagnosis, complications, and treatment of this unusual form of intoxication. In this article, we report a case of bluish vomiting that occurred after an accidental ingestion of copper sulphate. In the discussion, we review three life-threatening causes of bluish vomiting (copper sulphate, boric acid, and paraquat ingestion), and we discuss their respective clinical manifestations, specificities, complications, and management therapies. © Acta Clinica Belgica 2014.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Publication date 2014
Language Anglais
Journal information "Acta Clinica Belgica" - Vol. 69, no. 4, p. 299-301 (2014)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Maney ((United Kingdom) London)
issn 1784-3286
e-issn 2295-3337
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - (SLuc) Service de cardiologie
UCL - (MGD) Services des urgences
UCL - (MGD) Service de médecine interne générale - endocrinologie
UCL - SSS/IRSS - Institut de recherche santé et société
Keywords Bluish vomiting, ; Humans ; Male ; Vomiting ; Boric acid, ; Copper sulphate, ; Paraquat ; Aged ; Ceramics ; Coloring Agents ; Copper Sulfate ; Emetics
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Bibliographic reference Higny, Julien ; Vanpee, Dominique ; Boulouffe, Caroline. Bluish vomiting: A rare clinical presentation of poisoning. In: Acta Clinica Belgica, Vol. 69, no. 4, p. 299-301 (2014)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/157784