Citation

Montelescaut E, Vermeersch V, Commandeur D, Huynh S, Danguy Des Deserts M, Sapin J, Ould-Ahmed M, Drouillard I. Ann. Biol. Clin. (JLE) 2014; 72(6): 735-738.

Vernacular Title

Intoxication aiguë à l'arsenic.

Affiliation

Pôle médico-technique (pharmacie-fédération des laboratoires-imagerie médicale), Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, BCRM de Brest, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, John Libbey Eurotext)

DOI

10.1684/abc.2014.1012

PMID

25486670

Abstract

Acute arsenic poisoning is a rare cause of suicide attempt. It causes a multiple organs failure caused by cardiogenic shock. We report the case of a patient admitted twelve hours after an ingestion of trioxide arsenic having survived thanks to a premature treatment.

Language: en