Acute arsenic toxicity--an opaque poison.
We report a patient with fatal acute arsenic poisoning presenting as vomiting and diarrhea with the finding of intra-abdominal radiopacities on radiographs. These represent the classic features of acute arsenic toxicity and are detailed here as a reminder to others facing a similar puzzling patient with this potentially treatable poisoning.
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital.
J R
JR
Gray
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Khalil
J C
JC
Prior
D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013405:Suicide; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology