Unusual manifestations of arsenic intoxication.
A patient with arsenic intoxication is reported, who presented with a variety of gastrointestinal and neurologic disturbances including unilateral facial nerve palsy and acute symptomatic pancreatitis, neither of which have been previously described as sequelae of arsenic poisoning. The patient also suffered hematologic, dermatologic, and cardiopulmonary complications. A review of the literature about this interesting problem is also presented.
D000328:Adult; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
D006454:Hemoglobins