arsenic polyneuropathy

arsenic polyneuropathy
arsenical polyneuropathy polyneuropathy seen in cases of chronic arsenic poisoning, characterized by sensory disturbances of the extremities and sometimes by a syndrome resembling Guillain-Barrй syndrome.

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