Acute arsenical poisoning in Dunedin.
Four cases of acute poisoning with arsenic are described. Although no new approach to therapy is proposed it is suggested from the data of arsenic recovery from the dialysate of one of the patients studied, that peritoneal dialysis is unlikely to be satisfactory.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000473:pathology; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000139:chemically induced; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009520:New Zealand