@article{ref1,
title="Lack of clinical symptoms in an acute arsenic poisoning: an unusual case",
journal="Veterinary and human toxicology",
year="1998",
author="Hernández, A. F. and Schiaffino, S. and Ballesteros, J. L. and Gil, F. and Pla, A. and Villanueva, E.",
volume="40",
number="6",
pages="344-345",
abstract="A 32-y-old woman was admitted to Granada University Hospital for attempted suicide by ingestion of an ant-killer containing 10% sodium arsenate and 5% pyrethrins. Neither gastrointestinal distress nor hepatic, renal, or neurologic disturbances were clinically observed. However, the presence of toxic levels of arsenic (14 mg/L) was confirmed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in a sample of urine taken about 12 h after poisoning. An uneventful clinical course was observed, and the patient was discharged after 6 days upon her request. Long-term follow-up was unavailable. From a Medline search over the years 1985-1998 only one similar report also dealing with sodium arsenate was found. Different pathogenic hypotheses are discussed in the light of the clinical data.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-6296",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}