 Arsenic Poisoning
"Arsenic Poisoning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Disorders associated with acute or chronic exposure to compounds containing ARSENIC (ARSENICALS) which may be fatal. Acute oral ingestion is associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and an encephalopathy which may manifest as SEIZURES, mental status changes, and COMA. Chronic exposure is associated with mucosal irritation, desquamating rash, myalgias, peripheral neuropathy, and white transverse (Mees) lines in the fingernails. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1212)
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D020261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.720.475.150 C25.723.098
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| Concept/Terms |
Arsenic Poisoning- Arsenic Poisoning
- Arsenic Poisonings
- Poisoning, Arsenic
- Poisonings, Arsenic
- Poisoning, Arsenic, Nervous System
- Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Arsenical
- Arsenical Neurotoxicity Syndrome
- Arsenical Neurotoxicity Syndromes
- Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Arsenical
- Syndrome, Arsenical Neurotoxicity
- Syndromes, Arsenical Neurotoxicity
- Arsenic Poisoning, Nervous System
- Nervous System Poisoning, Arsenic
Arsenic Poisoning, Inorganic- Arsenic Poisoning, Inorganic
- Arsenic Poisonings, Inorganic
- Inorganic Arsenic Poisonings
- Poisoning, Inorganic Arsenic
- Poisonings, Inorganic Arsenic
- Inorganic Arsenic Poisoning
Arsenic Induced Polyneuropathy- Arsenic Induced Polyneuropathy
- Polyneuropathy, Arsenic Induced
- Polyneuropathy, Arsenic-Induced
- Arsenic-Induced Polyneuropathies
- Arsenic-Induced Polyneuropathy
Nervous System, Organic Arsenic Poisoning- Nervous System, Organic Arsenic Poisoning
- Organic Arsenic Poisoning, Nervous System
- Arsenic Poisoning, Organic
- Arsenic Poisonings, Organic
- Organic Arsenic Poisoning
- Organic Arsenic Poisonings
- Poisoning, Organic Arsenic
- Poisonings, Organic Arsenic
Arsenic Encephalopathy- Arsenic Encephalopathy
- Arsenic Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathies, Arsenic
- Encephalopathy, Arsenic
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arsenic Poisoning" by people in Profiles.
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Goswami DG, Agarwal R, Tewari-Singh N. Phosgene oxime: Injury and associated mechanisms compared to vesicating agents sulfur mustard and lewisite. Toxicol Lett. 2018 Sep 01; 293:112-119.
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Jochem WC, Razzaque A, Root ED. Effects of health intervention programs and arsenic exposure on child mortality from acute lower respiratory infections in rural Bangladesh. Int J Health Geogr. 2016 09 01; 15(1):32.
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Kosnett MJ. The role of chelation in the treatment of arsenic and mercury poisoning. J Med Toxicol. 2013 Dec; 9(4):347-54.
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Bhattacharjee P, Das N, Chatterjee D, Banerjee A, Das JK, Basu S, Banerjee S, Majumder P, Goswami P, Giri AK. Association of NALP2 polymorphism with arsenic induced skin lesions and other health effects. Mutat Res. 2013 Jul 04; 755(1):1-5.
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Kosnett MJ. Chelation for heavy metals (arsenic, lead, and mercury): protective or perilous? Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2010 Sep; 88(3):412-5.
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M?ckter H, Islambouli S, Doklea E, Hopfer C, Szinicz L, Fichtl B, Forth W. Isolated rat kidney tubules as a screening system for arsenic antidotes. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1993 Jul; 121(1):118-28.
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Kosnett MJ. Unanswered questions in metal chelation. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1992; 30(4):529-47.
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DiNapoli J, Hall AH, Drake R, Rumack BH. Cyanide and arsenic poisoning by intravenous injection. Ann Emerg Med. 1989 Mar; 18(3):308-11.
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Peterson RG, Rumack BH. D-penicillamine therapy of acute arsenic poisoning. J Pediatr. 1977 Oct; 91(4):661-6.
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