Mass poisoning by sodium arsenite

An acute massive epidemic of arsenic poisoning in Argentina involved 718 subjects. Urine samples were obtained from 307. The 49 with urine arsenic 76-500 micrograms/dl and 12 with urine arsenic greater than 500 micrograms/dL received dimercaprol treatment. Symptomatology increased with the urine ars...

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Published inJournal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology Vol. 29; no. 2; p. 209
Main Authors Roses, O E, García Fernández, J C, Villaamil, E C, Camussa, N, Minetti, S A, Martínez de Marco, M, Quiroga, P N, Rattay, P, Sassone, A, Valle, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1991
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Argentina
Arsenic - urine
Arsenic Poisoning
Arsenites
Crime
Dimercaprol - therapeutic use
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Food Contamination
Humans
Male
Meat
Poisoning - therapy
Poisoning - urine
Sodium Compounds
Argentina
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Summary:An acute massive epidemic of arsenic poisoning in Argentina involved 718 subjects. Urine samples were obtained from 307. The 49 with urine arsenic 76-500 micrograms/dl and 12 with urine arsenic greater than 500 micrograms/dL received dimercaprol treatment. Symptomatology increased with the urine arsenic with increased diarrhea, vomiting and systemic symptoms at urine arsenic greater than 75 micrograms/dL.
ISSN:0731-3810
DOI:10.3109/15563659109038613