"Arsenic Poisoning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D020261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.720.475.150 C25.723.098
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| Concept/Terms |
Arsenic Poisoning- Arsenic Poisoning
- Arsenic Poisonings
- Poisoning, Arsenic
- Poisonings, Arsenic
- Poisoning, Arsenic, Nervous System
- Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Arsenical
- Arsenical Neurotoxicity Syndrome
- Arsenical Neurotoxicity Syndromes
- Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Arsenical
- Syndrome, Arsenical Neurotoxicity
- Syndromes, Arsenical Neurotoxicity
- Arsenic Poisoning, Nervous System
- Nervous System Poisoning, Arsenic
Arsenic Poisoning, Inorganic- Arsenic Poisoning, Inorganic
- Arsenic Poisonings, Inorganic
- Inorganic Arsenic Poisonings
- Poisoning, Inorganic Arsenic
- Poisonings, Inorganic Arsenic
- Inorganic Arsenic Poisoning
Arsenic Induced Polyneuropathy- Arsenic Induced Polyneuropathy
- Polyneuropathy, Arsenic Induced
- Polyneuropathy, Arsenic-Induced
- Arsenic-Induced Polyneuropathies
- Arsenic-Induced Polyneuropathy
Nervous System, Organic Arsenic Poisoning- Nervous System, Organic Arsenic Poisoning
- Organic Arsenic Poisoning, Nervous System
- Arsenic Poisoning, Organic
- Arsenic Poisonings, Organic
- Organic Arsenic Poisoning
- Organic Arsenic Poisonings
- Poisoning, Organic Arsenic
- Poisonings, Organic Arsenic
Arsenic Encephalopathy- Arsenic Encephalopathy
- Arsenic Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathies, Arsenic
- Encephalopathy, Arsenic
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arsenic Poisoning" by people in Profiles.
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Association between chronic arsenic exposure and the characteristic features of asthma. Chemosphere. 2020 May; 246:125790.
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Higher risk of hyperglycemia with greater susceptibility in females in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals in Bangladesh. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Jun 10; 668:1004-1012.
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Pregnant women in Timis County, Romania are exposed primarily to low-level (<10?g/l) arsenic through residential drinking water consumption. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2015 Jun; 218(4):371-9.
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Re: "use of arsenic-induced palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and skin cancers to predict risk of subsequent internal malignancy". Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jun 15; 177(12):1459.
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Rehabilitation in an individual with chronic arsenic poisoning: medical, psychological, and social implications. J Spinal Cord Med. 1998 Apr; 21(2):142-7.