TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Acute selenium poisoning
JO  - Veterinary and human toxicology
A1  - Gasmi, A.
A1  - Garnier, Robert
A1  - Galliot-Guilley, M.
A1  - Gaudillat, C.
A1  - Quartenoud, B.
A1  - Buisine, A.
A1  - Djebbar, D.
SP  - 304
EP  - 308
VL  - 39
IS  - 5
N2  - Reports of acute human selenium toxicity are rare. We report 2 new cases. One patient ingested a mouthful of selenic acid (30 g/L); he only suffered mild gastrointestinal disturbances. Serial measurements of plasma selenium concentrations were performed. The first plasma level was obtained 3 h after ingestion and was the highest (931 micrograms/L); plasma concentrations subsequently decreased with a half-life of 17.5 h. The second patient ingested 1.7 g of sodium selenite. He suffered severe gastroenteritis, had transient electrocardiographic changes and developed a slight elevation of serum bilirubin. The first serum concentration measurement was performed 3 h after ingestion; the selenium level was 2.716 micrograms/L. These data are compared to those from other published cases. The prognostic significance of the blood selenium concentration is discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-6296
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -