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ArticleAnnals of Saudi medicine

Unusual presentation of arsenic poisoning in a case of celiac disease.

Rana M Hasanato, AbdulKareem M Almomen

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Article in Annals of Saudi medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rana M Hasanato
AbdulKareem M AlmomenAbdulKareem M. Almomen, MD, Division of Hematology-Oncology,, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and KKUH,, King Saud University,, PO BOX 66533, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia, T: +966 11 4692697,, F: +966 11 4671032, akalmomen@gmail. com.
King Khalid University Hospital · SAKing Saud University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arsenic poisoning may occur from sources other than drinking water such as rice, seafood, or insecticides. Symptoms and signs can be insidious, non-specific, atypical, and easily overlooked. We present a 39-year-old woman with celiac disease who was on gluten-free diet for 8 years and presented with diarrhea, headache, insomnia, loss of appetite, abnormal taste, and impaired short-term memory and concentration, but with no skin lesions. Arsenic concentration in her 24-hour urine was 682.77 micro g/g creatinine (normal < 15). She responded very well to chelation therapy with dimercaptosuccinic acid given orally and recovered within 2 weeks. The suspected source of arsenic poisoning was rice, as drink.ing contaminated ground water is not known in Saudi Arabia and she had not taken seafood. Therefore, arsenic poisoning should be suspected based on the meticulous medical history in cases of patients with celiac disease whose main food is rice and who present with unusual symptoms.

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AdultArsenic PoisoningCeliac DiseaseChelating AgentsDiet, Gluten-FreeFemaleHumansOryzaSaudi ArabiaSuccimerChelating AgentsSuccimer

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PMID26336025
PMCPMC6074129
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