TY - JOUR PY - 2002// TI - [Serum and urine total arsenic concentration in a case of acute arsenic intoxication] JO - Japanese journal of toxicology A1 - Koyama, Kazuhiro A1 - Tanaka, Keizi A1 - Sakamoto, Namiko A1 - Kikuno, Takaaki A1 - Shimazu, Yoko A1 - Kaziwara, Hirosi A1 - Sekiguti, Hisanori SP - 167 EP - 170 VL - 15 IS - 2 N2 - The 68-year-old man took arsenic pasta 1 g (arsenic trioxide 0.45 g) to commit suicide and was admitted 16 hours after ingestion. He developed vomiting and coma, followed by pancytopenia. He was treated with activated charcoal, laxative, dimercaprol, sodium thiosulfate and direct hemoperfusion with good recovery. Total arsenic concentrations in serum and urine were 39 ng/ml and 89 ng/ml on admission, respectively. Urine arsenic concentration showed the second peak around 48 hours after admission.
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