arsenic intoxication

arsenic intoxication

Arsenic poisoning A toxic trace metal that is a key component of herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, wood preservatives, and used in manufacturing glass, and paints; the usual fatal dose is 100–200 mg; there are ± 1900 arsenic intoxications/yr–US, 85% of which are accidental by children < age 6; the rest are adult suicides Clinical Vague GI–N&V and neurologic–apprehension and SOB symptoms, and a classic sign, 'garlic' breath, followed by dysphagia, tachycardia, severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea, then by renal and cardiac failure and circulatory collapse Treatment Dimercaprol–BAL. See Heavy metals.