Citation

Lai MW, Boyer EW, Kleinman ME, Rodig NM, Ewald MB. Pediatrics 2005; 116(1): 249-257.

Affiliation

Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Serving Massachusetts, USA. melisa.lai@alumni.brown.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Academy of Pediatrics)

DOI

10.1542/peds.2004-1957

PMID

15995066

Abstract

We report a case series of acute arsenic poisoning of 2 siblings, a 4-month-old male infant and his 2-year-old sister. Each child ingested solubilized inorganic arsenic from an outdated pesticide that was misidentified as spring water. The 4-month-old child ingested a dose of arsenic that was lethal despite extraordinary attempts at arsenic removal, including chelation therapy, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, exchange transfusion, and hemodialysis. The 2-year-old fared well with conventional therapy.