TY - JOUR T1 - Intraarterial Injection by an Arsenic-based Depilatory Agent TT - گزارش یک مورد تزریق داخل شریانی داروی نظافت JF - umsha JO - umsha VL - 7 IS - 3 UR - http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-929-en.html Y1 - 2000 SP - 0 EP - 0 KW - Arsenic-poisoning /Hair Removal / Suicide KW - Attempted N2 - Arsenic is a substance used for suicide in Iran. It is swallowed by people to commit suicide. It causes sever burning in tissues of oesophagus and stomach , therefore , due to poisoning the patient’s death occurs . Arsenic (As) is a powder without smell with formula (As2S3) . It is sometimes used orally but Iv injection has been reported in Italy . If it is injected into artery the surface of the tissue in arteries are damaged, it is belived that a wide thrombosis in blood vessels is occured, but appearently , it has not been reported. In this paper , there is a case that has committed suicide through intraarterial injection of arsenic based depilatory agent. When he was brought to hospital he had ischemia in lower limb. Due to damages to the tissues , the involved organ had been gangrened , thus amputation was carried out unfortunately. M3 ER -