title: [Acute arsenic poisoning].
abstract: We report three cases of arsenic poisoning in a chemical factory. Three workers were exposed to vinyzene 10,10'-oxydephenarsine and developed mild symptoms of acute poisoning. All patients were treated with dimercaprol, and recovered after a few days. Urine analysis did not show increased arsenic excretion, but this could be due to the large urine samples taken. It is recommended that a urine sample is taken right after admission to hospital and new samples after eight and 16 hours.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologisk afdeling B, Odense Universitetshospital.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abildtrup
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Ebbehøj
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eshøj
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004112:Dimercaprol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010969:Plastics; D011041:Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002614:Chelating Agents; D010969:Plastics; D004112:Dimercaprol
vernacular_title: Akut arsenforgiftning.