Mass poisoning by sodium arsenite.
An acute massive epidemic of arsenic poisoning in Argentina involved 718 subjects. Urine samples were obtained from 307. The 49 with urine arsenic 76-500 micrograms/dl and 12 with urine arsenic greater than 500 micrograms/dL received dimercaprol treatment. Symptomatology increased with the urine arsenic with increased diarrhea, vomiting and systemic symptoms at urine arsenic greater than 75 micrograms/dL.
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Cátedra de Toxicología Química Legal, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
García Fernández
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Villaamil
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Camussa
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N
Minetti
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Martínez de Marco
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Quiroga
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Rattay
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Sassone
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Valle
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina; D001151:Arsenic / Q000652:urine; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D018053:Arsenites; D003415:Crime; D004112:Dimercaprol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy / Q000652:urine; D017670:Sodium Compounds
D018053:Arsenites; D017670:Sodium Compounds; D004112:Dimercaprol; C017947:sodium arsenite; D001151:Arsenic