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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A skeleton gentleman at a ball asks a skeleton lady to dance; representing the effect of arsenical dyes and pigments in clothing and accessories. Wood engraving, 1862.

Arsenic - Toxicology

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Inflammation of the eye and injuries to health by arsenical wall-paper poisoning / by Jabez Hogg.

A skeleton gentleman at a ball asks a skeleton lady to dance; representing the effect of arsenical dyes and pigments in clothing and accessories. Wood engraving, 1862.

Arsenical poisoning / [Benjamin Ward Richardson].

Arsenikprocessen : debatt och problemperspektiv kring ett hälso- och miljöfarligt ämne i Sverige 1850-1919 / Thomas Hillmo.

Venomous earth : how arsenic caused the world's worst mass poisoning / Andrew A. Meharg.