Alex Rosenberg, Myles Smith, Andrew Colebatch, David Leaf, Liz Steel and Toby Fogg
A 45 year-old man was brought to the emergency department having ingested an unknown quantity of a green substance that was subsequently found to be a termite killer containing arsenic trioxide. Despite aggressive resuscitation, chelation therapy and gastrectomy, he died within 24 hours of presentation. We present the clinical course, pathological findings and a literature review of this rare and often fatal condition.
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