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Arsenicosis (skin)

Arsenic poisoning is a medical condition that occurs due to elevated levels of arsenic in the body. If arsenic poisoning occurs over a brief period, symptoms may include vomiting, pain, encephalopathy, and watery that contains blood. Long-term exposure can result in thickening of the skin, darker skin, abdominal pain, diarrhea, heart disease, numbness, and cancer.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Acute: vomiting, pain, watery
·: thickened skin, darker skin, cancer

Causes — why it happens

·Arsenic

How it's found

·Urine, blood, or hair testing

Prevention

·Drinking water without arsenic

Treatment

·Dimercaptosuccinic acid, dimercaptopropane sulfonate

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Plain-language summary adapted from Wikipedia. Not medical advice.