The platelet count was 127,000, and the reticulocyte count 2.1 per cent. Acute arsenic poisoning is characterized by burning and dryness of the oral cavity, esophagus and stomach. Nausea ...

Reports of acute arsenic poisoning arising from environmental exposure are rare. Two cases of acute arsenic intoxication resulting from ingestion of contaminated well water are described.

Arsenic poisoning, according to Prof. Fernando, could be in “acute form”, where symptoms occur immediately after ingestion or “chronic form” where symptoms come over a period of time. Arsenic ...