title: Mass poisoning by sodium arsenite.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Toxicología Química Legal, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Roses
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: García Fernández
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Villaamil
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Camussa
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Minetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez de Marco
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Quiroga
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rattay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sassone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valle
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D018053:Arsenites; D017670:Sodium Compounds; D004112:Dimercaprol; C017947:sodium arsenite; D001151:Arsenic