• Can Assoc Radiol J · Aug 1989

    Case Reports

    Acute arsenic toxicity--an opaque poison.

    • J R Gray, A Khalil, and J C Prior.
    • Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital.
    • Can Assoc Radiol J. 1989 Aug 1;40(4):226-7.

    AbstractWe report a patient with fatal acute arsenic poisoning presenting as vomiting and diarrhea with the finding of intra-abdominal radiopacities on radiographs. These represent the classic features of acute arsenic toxicity and are detailed here as a reminder to others facing a similar puzzling patient with this potentially treatable poisoning.

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