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Arch Intern Med. 1976 Nov;136(11):1303-4.

Hemodialysis of acute arsenic intoxication with transient renal failure.

Archives of internal medicine

A Giberson, N D Vaziri, K Mirahamadi, S M Rosen

PMID: 984992

Abstract

A striking reduction in serum arsenic level was achieved after four hours of hemodialysis in a patient with acute arsenic intoxication and transient renal failure. Quantitative dialysance of arsenic and a comparison of daily urinary excretion of arsenic with amount removed by dialysis suggested that hemodialysis is indicated in the treatment of acute arsenic intoxication if there is concomitant renal failure. In the presence of normal renal function, supportive measures, including dimercaprol (BAL in Oil) therapy, constitute the best available treatment.

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