Atempted homicide with arsenic.
An unusual method of introducing arsenic to water with homicidal intentions, where five members of the same family were poisoned, is reported. The obvious initial diagnosis of food poisoning or food allergy was reviewed when the story of noticing an unusual substance in the well was revealed. The patients recovered fully after conventional intramuscular dimercaprol.
D000328:Adult; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D004064:Digestive System / Q000187:drug effects; D004112:Dimercaprol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D013188:Sri Lanka
D004112:Dimercaprol