| arseniasis |
chronic arsenic poisoning.
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| arsenic a. |
disturbance of vision due to the use of arsenic.
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| arsenic k. |
a cutaneous manifestation of chronic arsenic poisoning, which may occur years after arsenic ingestion, characterized by development of discrete hyperkeratotic papules, usually on the palms or soles; sometimes it is associated with premalignant or malignant lesions on other skin areas.
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| arsenic n. |
see under polyneuropathy.
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| arsenic p. |
poisoning due to systemic exposure to inorganic pentavalent arsenic. Acute arsenic poisoning, which may result in shock and death, is marked by erythematous skin eruptions, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, muscular cramps, and swelling of the eyelids, feet, and hands. Chronic arsenic poisoning (called also arsenicalism and arsenism), due to the ingestion of small amounts over a long period of time, is marked by pigmentation of the skin accompanied by scaling, hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles, transverse white lines on the fingernails (Mees' lines), headache, peripheral neuropathy, and confusion.
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