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Disease Information for Arsenic poisoning/Acute ingestion (Clinical Manifestations)
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Disorders associated with acute or chronic exposure to compounds containing ARSENIC (ARSENICALS) which may be fatal. Acute oral ingestion is associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and an encephalopathy which may manifest as SEIZURES, mental status changes, and COMA. Chronic exposure is associated with mucosal irritation, desquamating rash, myalgias, peripheral neuropathy, and white transverse (Mees) lines in the fingernails. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1212)
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External Links Related to Arsenic poisoning/Acute ingestion
- Wikipedia
- Merck Manual
- PubMed
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
- eMedicine (medscape)
- Harrison's Online
- NEJM (The New England Journal of Medicine)
Clinical Manifestations
- Signs & Symptoms
- Paroxysmal Shivering
- Rigors/Shaking chills
- Swelling/Puffy
- Teeth Chattering
- Uncontrollable Shaking
- Orthostatic drop in blood pressure
- Tachycardia/Fast heart rate
- Baldness/Alopecia
- Beau's lines/Mees lines fingernails
- Body odor increased/changed
- Burning blebs/sudden appearance/skin
- Burning/stinging skin sensations/diffuse
- Cold clammy skin
- Hair loss
- Hyperkeratotic foot/plantar lesion
- Increased pigmentation/tanning/hyperpigmented
- Nail Striations
- Non-scarring Alopecia/balding
- Palmar keratosis
- Plantar hyperkeratosis/sign
- Rash, desquamative
- Scalp hair sparse/thin
- Sweat smells of garlic/Body odor
- Yellow skin discoloration
- Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal pain after meals/eating food
- Abdominal Pain Crampy
- Acute abdomen
- Acute abdomen with no signs
- Anorexia Decreased appetite
- Blood in stool
- Bloody diarrhea
- Dark/Black stool
- Diarrhea
- Diarrhea, explosive
- Diarrhea, fulminant
- Diarrhea, watery/rice-water
- Diffuse Abdominal Pain
- Dysphagia Swallowing Difficulties
- Gastrointestinal side effects/secondary
- GI 'food poisoning' syndrome
- Glove stool exam guaiac positive
- Hematochezia/Blood per Rectum
- Melena
- Nausea
- Poorly Localized Abdominal Pain
- Relentless vomiting/retching/purging
- Severe abdominal pain
- Steady abdominal pain
- Stool color/appearance abnormal
- Vomiting
- Vomitus/Garlic odor
- Burning/sore tongue (glossodynia/glossopyrosis)
- Characteristic breath odor
- Foul breath
- Garlicky odor/on breath/taste
- Halitosis
- Fever with Jaundice
- Acute Motor Weakness
- Distal leg weakness
- Distal Muscle Weakness
- Muscle weakness
- Cognitive defect
- Coma/infant or newborn
- Dizziness/Dizzy
- Dysesthesias
- Headache
- Headache, frontal
- Lightheadedness/giddyness/spacey
- Loss of pain of temperature sensation
- Paresthesias
- Seizures
- Unconscious/Narcosis status
- Vertigo
- Neck pain
- Burning/Raw throat feeling
- Anuria
- Hematuria
- Hematuria, gross
- Oliguria/Decreased urine output
- Oliguria/sudden
- Acutely ill patient/signs
- Cold clammy pale status
- Collapse/Prostration
- Fever
- Fever Febrile Possible
- Flu-Like Syndrome
- High body temperature
- Weakness
- Bloodshot eyes/Conjunctival injection
- Red Eyes Bilateral
- Scleral Injection
- Temporary blindness
- Clinical Presentation & Variations
- Disease Progression
- Course/Acute
- Course/Acute only
- Course/Poisoning like onset/Abrupt severe
- Course/Potentially lethal/untreated
- Lethal Potential
- Signs & Symptoms
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