Zinc toxicity following massive coin ingestion

DR Bennett, CJ Baird, KM Chan… - The American journal …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
… fatality associated with zinc intoxication following a massive ingestion of coins. The patient's
zinc toxicosis was presumed to be due to the acid digestion of zinc-containing pennies. …

Zinc toxicity from massive and prolonged coin ingestion in an adult

S Pawa, AJ Khalifa, MN Ehrinpreis, FA Siddiqui… - The American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
toxicity. We report the case of an adult male schizophrenic patient who developed symptomatic
zinc toxicity from massive and chronic coin ingestion … patient were made after 1982 and …

Chronic ingestion of a zinc-based penny

DN Bothwell, EA Mair, BB Cable - Pediatrics, 2003 - publications.aap.org
After absorption, primarily by the pancreas and liver, zinc is … The major laboratory indicators
of zinc toxicity are elevated … of a schizophrenic patient after a massive ingestion of coins (336 …

Massive penny ingestion: the loot with local and systemic effects

SS Dhawan, KM Ryder, E Pritchard - The Journal of emergency medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
… , nausea, vomiting, and anorexia after coin ingestion. She was found to have multiple …
coins ingested, and is treated at home (3, 4). Therefore, much of our knowledge of zinc toxicity

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of zinc and copper toxicity caused by ingestion of Turkish coins: An in vitro study

F Ates Alkan, E Kilinc, T Gulyasar… - Journal of …, 2020 - bibliotekanauki.pl
… was detected in 5 kuruş after 120 h exposure relative to … zinc, nickel and iron in coins are
potentially toxic (BOTHWELL et al. 2003). After massive ingestion of coin, the toxic effect of zinc

Case report of sideroblastic anemia caused by ingestion of coins

A Kumar, AR Jazieh - American journal of hematology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
zinc toxicity was produced by the zinc content in the coins … and sodium bicarbonate followed
by intravenous copper … at the enterocyte, and massive ingestion causes copper deficiency [5]…

In vitro study of ingested coins: leave them or retrieve them?

W Rebhandl, A Milassin, L Brunner, I Steffan… - Journal of pediatric …, 2007 - Elsevier
Zinc was only contained in euro coins larger than 5 cents, reaching its highest level at 54 mg
after 72 hours for 2-euro coins. Iron … Its toxic effects via swallowed objects notably include …

Gastric retention of zinc-based pennies: radiographic appearance and hazards

SM O'Hara, LF Donnelly, E Chuang, WH Briner… - Radiology, 1999 - pubs.rsna.org
After coin removal, the child was discharged and made a full recovery. … died of multisystem
organ failure and a zinc toxic reaction after massive coin ingestion. The corrosive reaction of …

[HTML][HTML] Pennies for your thoughts: A case series of pancytopenia due to zinc-induced copper deficiency in the same patient

BA Dolcourt, JH Paxton, KM Bora… - Clinical Practice and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… to copper deficiency from massive zinc penny ingestion. The … Copper deficiency due to zinc
toxicity from ingested pennies … , followed by gastrotomy and removal of 212 coins. Many of …

[HTML][HTML] Coin pica‐induced gastric perforation resulting from ingestion of 1,894 coins, 8 kg in total: case report and review of published works

K Sekiya, S Mori, Y Otomo - Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
After coins in the stomach were removed by hand, the incision was closed primarily. The …
; one case showed copper toxicity and five cases showed zinc toxicities. Severe metal …