BAL

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ArsenicStocken and Thompson39 found that the topical application of BAL to lewisite burns was followed by an increase in the urinary excretion of arsenic. These authors then demonstrated that parenteral administration of BAL saved rats poisoned by the application of lethal amounts of lewisite to the body surface. Harrison and his co-workers40 concluded from their experiments on dogs that the most effective way to treat extensive lewisite burns was to use BAL ointment to combat the local skin effects of lewisite, and, at the same time, to use the compound parenterally to combat the effects of the absorbed arsenic. . . .
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