pica and Liver-Cirrhosis

We report an unusual case of acute copper intoxication in a patient who died after swallowing more than 700 coins mainly of 1p and 2p denomination. At autopsy the liver showed fibrosis and extensive copper deposition was demonstrated in the histological sections. Electron probe microanalysis also confirmed the presence of copper in the hepatic tissue.

Topics: Copper; Electron Probe Microanalysis; Humans; Intellectual Disability; Laparotomy; Liver; Liver Cirrhosis; Male; Microscopy, Electron; Middle Aged; Pica; Radiography, Abdominal

Topics: Adolescent; Anemia, Hypochromic; Child; Child, Preschool; Hepatomegaly; Humans; Iron Deficiencies; Liver Cirrhosis; Nutrition Disorders; Pica; Splenomegaly

Topics: Adolescent; Deficiency Diseases; Diarrhea; Dietary Proteins; Female; Helminthiasis; Humans; Hypoproteinemia; Iran; Liver Cirrhosis; Male; Nutrition Disorders; Pica; Protein Deficiency; Protein-Losing Enteropathies; Serum Albumin; Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal; Zinc

Topics: Anemia; Child; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Humans; Hypersplenism; Hypertension, Portal; Idiopathic Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension; Infant; Liver Cirrhosis; Pancytopenia; Pica; Splenomegaly