Arsenic‐Induced Polyneuropathy Mimicking Guillain‐Barré Syndrome: A Conundrum
We present a patient with flaccid paralysis caused by chronic arsenic exposure, most likely due to illicit drug use. Arsenic is known to cause polyneuropathy, but is not often considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with flaccid paralysis.
Authors
- Carin Behrens‐van Tonder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7520-919X)
- Liesl Smit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5222-7723)
Institutions
- University of the Free State (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70853
- Primary Topic
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universiteit van die Vrystaat