Journal of Clinical Toxicology
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0495
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0495
+44 1478 350008
Department of Tropical Disease and Toxicology Unit, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Case Report
Arsenic Poisoning from Repeated Exposure to Burning Herbal Products Containing Realgar: A Case Report
Author(s): Ngoc Thanh Cao, Thuy Hong Tran, Nguyen Khoi Huynh, Ngat Thi Nguyen and ML Wu*
Background: Arsenic poisoning from repeated exposure to burning herbal products containing realgar has not been
reported in the literature. We report a case of arsenic poisoning from repeated exposure to burning traditional
Chinese herbal products containing realgar for more than one year.
Case details: A 39-year-old male developed intermittent fever, loss of appetite, hair loss and bluish discoloration of
the trunk and limbs one year before admission, followed by diffuse thickening of soles and palms and gradually
worsened tingling and numbness of distal parts of limbs and weakness of extremities over the course of the year prior
to hospital admission. Characteristic clinical presentation of arsenic poisoning included hyperpigmentation, spotty
raindrop pigmentation, Mees’ lines and high arsenic levels in the blood,.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-0495.20.10.435