Chronic Arsenic Poisoning Following Ayurvedic Medication

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 395-398

  Pinto, Benzeeta ^a   Goyal, Palvi ^a   Flora, S J S ^b   Gill, K D ^a   Singh, Surjit ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; Chronic arsenic poisoning; d Penicillamine

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; PENICILLAMINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; CRACKLE; DEATH; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FOOT EDEMA; HEAVY METAL BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MEGALOCYTOSIS; PALLOR; PANCYTOPENIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; SPLENOMEGALY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT; AYURVEDA; CHRONIC DISEASE;

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PENICILLAMINE;

EID: 84916593518     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-014-0389-0     Document Type: Article

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