TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Arsenic Posisoning
A1  - Smollin, Craig
A1  - Olson, Kent R.
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
PY  - 2020
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020
AB  - Arsenic  is  found  in  some  pesticides  and  industrial  chemicals  and  is  used  as  a  chemotherapeutic  agent.  Chronic  arsenic  poisoning  has  been  associated  with  contaminated  aquifers  used  for  drinking  water.  Symptoms  of  acute  poisoning  usually  appear  within  1  hour  after  ingestion  but  may  be  delayed  as  long  as  12  hours.  They  include  abdominal  pain,  vomiting,  watery  diarrhea,  and  skeletal  muscle  cramps.  Profound  dehydration  and  shock  may  occur.  In  chronic  poisoning,  symptoms  can  be  vague  but  often  include  pancytopenia,  painful  peripheral  sensory  neuropathy,  and  skin  changes  including  melanosis,  keratosis,  and  desquamating  rash.  Cancers  of  the  lung,  bladder,  and  skin  have  been  reported.  Urinary  arsenic  levels  may  be  falsely  elevated  after  certain  meals  (eg,  seafood)  that  contain  large  quantities  of  a  nontoxic  form  of  organic  arsenic.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2022/05/29
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166176353
ER  -