Chronic arsenicism: criminal poisoning or drug-intoxication? Report of two cases.
We report two cases with chronic arsenicism. The first one is a young 37-year-old woman who presents leucomelanoderma, plantar keratoderma, polyneuropathy of the legs and transversal striae of the nails. After investigations, criminal intoxication with arsenic caused by her own sister was discovered. The second case is a 42-year-old man who had developed plantar keratoderma, arsenical keratoses and two squamous cell epitheliomas 10 years after a 2-year treatment with Fowler's solution for androgenetic alopecia.
Dermatological Department, Centre Hospitalier Etterbeek-Ixelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
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D000328:Adult; D001151:Arsenic / Q000009:adverse effects; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D018053:Arsenites; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007645:Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000009:adverse effects; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy
D018053:Arsenites; D017680:Potassium Compounds; C009003:potassium arsenite solution; D001151:Arsenic; D011188:Potassium