Arsenic trioxide poisoning: A description of two acute overdoses

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 359-364

  Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a,b   Dawson, Andrew H ^b   Whyte, Ian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arsenic poisoning; Arsenic trioxide; DMSA; Overdose; Whole bowel irrigation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; BICARBONATE; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; PENICILLAMINE; SUCCIMER;

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON LAVAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIDOTES; ARSENIC POISONING; ARSENICALS; FECES; HUMANS; MALE; OVERDOSE; OXIDES; POWDERS; SUCCIMER; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4344583106     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327104ht459cr     Document Type: Article

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