Children arsenic poisoning symptoms?

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The maintenance methods of the body in different periods are also different. Although the daily diet is a relatively small thing, we must pay attention to it in our daily life, especially in the case of arsenism, we must adjust our diet to recover faster. Let's learn about the symptoms of arsenism

Children arsenic poisoning symptoms?

It can cause dehydration, acidosis and even shock; With heart, liver, brain, lung damage, toxic myocarditis, respiratory, circulatory, liver, kidney failure and central neuropathy, convulsion, coma and other critical signs, the mortality is very high. Most of the complications occurred in patients with chronic poisoning, such as chronic hepatitis, cataract, anemia, aplastic anemia, peripheral neuropathy, skin cancer, lung cancer, etc.

The common digestive tract symptoms in the early stage of acute arsenism include dry mouth and throat, pain, burning, constriction, hoarseness, nausea, vomiting, dysphagia, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Vomitus is first the contents of the stomach, then mixed with blood, mucus and bile, and sometimes mixed with small pieces of unabsorbed arsenide. The vomitus may have garlic like odor. The severe case is very similar to cholera. At the beginning, a large amount of watery stool was discharged, and then it turned into bloody or rice swill water, mixed with blood filaments. Dehydration, acidosis and even shock soon occurred. At the same time can have headache, vertigo, irritability, delirium, toxic myocarditis, multiple myocarditis. A few of them have nosebleed and skin bleed.

In subacute poisoning, there were multiple neuritis, paresthesia of limbs, first pain, then numbness, then weakness, until complete or incomplete paralysis, wrist drop, foot drop and tendon reflex disappeared; Or dysphagia, dysphonia and dyspnea. Due to vasomotor dysfunction, sometimes skin flushing or erythema. Patients with chronic poisoning often show weakness, loss of appetite, occasionally nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea, light yellow sclera, renal pain, severe yellow skin and mucosa. Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, anemia, red blood cells and bone marrow cells, alopecia, stomatitis, rhinitis, nasal septal ulcer, perforation, hyperpigmentation of skin, hyperkeratosis of palm and heel skin, loss of luster and smoothness of nails, thinning and crispness, and white transverse lines. X-ray examination showed that there were substances in the gastrointestinal tract that could not be penetrated by X-ray.

matters needing attention

Children after arsenic poisoning should drink mung bean soup, diet to avoid damage to the liver and other food, can light diet, eat more blood food, such as jujube, animal liver, rich in vitamins and antioxidant food. Eliminate the anxiety and pessimism of patients. Encourage patients and give them confidence.