Arsenic Toxicity in Emergency Medicine Follow-up
- Author: Steven Marcus, MD; Chief Editor: Asim Tarabar, MD more...
Further Inpatient Care
Many patients will develop profound peripheral neuropathy requiring extensive rehabilitation. Rehabilitation should be started as promptly as the clinical picture allows.
Further Outpatient Care
Perform a careful neurological evaluation in follow-up of all patients because the peripheral neuropathy, which may develop after an acute exposure, may not appear for 2-3 weeks.
Complications
Sterile abscesses after the use of dimercaprol (BAL in oil) are not unusual. They initially may appear like erythematous macules, which spread or coalesce, and may continue to drain for some time.
Patient Education
For excellent patient education resources, visit eMedicine's Bioterrorism and Warfare Center. Also, see eMedicine's patient education article Chemical Warfare.
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