A Case Report of Cake Frosting as a Source of Copper Toxicity in a Pediatric Patient

INTRODUCTION: Copper is an uncommon source of metal toxicity in children that requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis. CASE REPORT: We describe the unique presentation of a 12-month-old girl who developed acute onset of vomiting and diarrhea after ingestion of a copper-contaminated birthday...

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Autores principales: Tsao, Hoi See, Allister, Lauren, Chiba, Takuyo, Barkley, Jonathan, Goldman, Rose H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32926692
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.7.47267
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Allister, Lauren
Chiba, Takuyo
Barkley, Jonathan
Goldman, Rose H.
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description INTRODUCTION: Copper is an uncommon source of metal toxicity in children that requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis. CASE REPORT: We describe the unique presentation of a 12-month-old girl who developed acute onset of vomiting and diarrhea after ingestion of a copper-contaminated birthday cake. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the presentation, evaluation, and management of the rare pediatric patient who presents with copper poisoning. This case also illuminates the public health implications of potential metal poisoning when using non-edible decorative products in homemade and commercially prepared baked goods.
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spelling pubmed-74342322020-08-20 A Case Report of Cake Frosting as a Source of Copper Toxicity in a Pediatric Patient Tsao, Hoi See Allister, Lauren Chiba, Takuyo Barkley, Jonathan Goldman, Rose H. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report INTRODUCTION: Copper is an uncommon source of metal toxicity in children that requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis. CASE REPORT: We describe the unique presentation of a 12-month-old girl who developed acute onset of vomiting and diarrhea after ingestion of a copper-contaminated birthday cake. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the presentation, evaluation, and management of the rare pediatric patient who presents with copper poisoning. This case also illuminates the public health implications of potential metal poisoning when using non-edible decorative products in homemade and commercially prepared baked goods. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7434232/ /pubmed/32926692 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.7.47267 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Tsao et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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