Arsenic-Induced Atypical Ventricular Tachycardia

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Abstract
ARSENIC intoxication can lead to severe multi-system illness, the cardiac manifestations of which have been infrequently stressed in the literature.1 , 2 To our knowledge, associated dysrhythmia has been described only once previously.3 We report a case of severe arsenic poisoning complicated by atypical, life-threatening ventricular tachycardia. The early recognition of atypical ventricular tachycardia is crucial since its correct treatment differs markedly from that used for the usual types of ventricular tachycardia.Case ReportThe patient, a 57-year-old man, was admitted to the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center; he reported severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bilateral hearing deficit, and decreased sensation . . .