Arsenicosis and Bronchiectasis: A Case Report
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Raiza Hameed
Department of Pulmonology, Avitis Institute of Medical Sciences, Nemmara, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
Kurupath Radhakrishnan
Department of Neurology, Avitis Institute of Medical Sciences, Nemmara, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
Abstract
Background: Arsenicosis is a multisystem disorder that may affect virtually every organs of the body. The lung involvement in arsenicosis includes bronchitis, obstructive airway disease, bronchiectasis, diffuse parenchymal lung disease and bronchogenic carcinoma.
Objective: To report a rare case of arsenicosis causing bilateral bronchiectasis in a nine year old girl.
Presentation of Case: We describe a 9-year-old girl, who developed bilateral bronchiectasis in association with chronic arsenicosis caused by long-term consumption of homeopathic medicines for drug-resistant epilepsy. To the best of our knowledge, only few cases of bronchiectasis in connection with confirmed arsenicosis has been reported.
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Arsenic, arsenicosis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary disease, toxicity.
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Mueller PD, Benowitz NL. Toxicologic causes of acute abdominal disorders. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1989;7: 667–82.
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