Presse Med
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During acute sodium arsenite intoxication, absorption is usually oral and rarely respiratory. We report the first case of acute intoxication by intravenous administration, with pharmacokinetic modelling. ⋯ During this acute intravenous induced arsenic poisoning, the symptomatology was comparable to that following oral intoxication. The chelating treatment, although rapidly suspended, obviously contributed to survival. The eventual occurrence of other cases should permit the adaptation of therapeutic protocols to these types of intoxication.