Acute Copper Toxicity: Succimer Makes you Less Blue
There is limited evidence surrounding chelation therapy in acute copper poisoning. We describe a case of a patient who clinically improved while receiving aggressive supportive care and associated succimer monotherapy after acute ingestion of a copper compound.
Authors
- Ivan Ivanov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-9612)
- Waleed Abouelela
- Denise Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8192-9537)
- Anita Mudan
- Lewis S. Nelson
- Tyler Debbie
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (US)
- Johnson University (US)
- Washington Poison Center (US)
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (US)
- Florida Atlantic University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Toxicology
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-026-01117-9
- Primary Topic
- Trace Elements in Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00