Agnes Meulemans

Publications of Agnes Meulemans

• Mercury tissue concentrations in various organs following a fatal intentional poisoning with mercury chloride.

  Authors: Marc B Sabbe, Didier Desruelles, Agnes Meulemans

  Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 10/2008; 46(8):783-4.

• Mercury tissue concentrations in various organs following a fatal intentional poisoning with mercury chloride.

  Authors: Marc Sabbe, Didier Desruelles, Agnes Meulemans

  Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 04/2008;

• Fatal family outbreak of Bacillus cereus-associated food poisoning.

  Authors: Katelijne Dierick, Els Van Coillie, Izabela Swiecicka, Geert Meyfroidt, Hugo Devlieger, Agnes Meulemans, Guy Hoedemaekers, Ludo Fourie, Marc Heyndrickx, Jacques Mahillon

  Journal of clinical microbiology. 09/2005; 43(8):4277-9.

  Bacillus cereus is a well-known cause of food-borne illness, but infection with this organism is not commonly reported because of its usually mild symptoms. A fatal case due to liver failure afterBacillus cereus is a well-known cause of food-borne illness, but infection with this organism is not commonly reported because of its usually mild symptoms. A fatal case due to liver failure after the consumption of pasta salad is described and demonstrates the possible severity of the emetic syndrome.

• Survival after a lethal dose of arsenic trioxide.

  Authors: Barbara Vantroyen, J F Heilier, Agnes Meulemans, Arnold Michels, J P Buchet, Steven Vanderschueren, V Haufroid, Marc Sabbe

  Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology. 02/2004; 42(6):889-95.

  A case of a 27-year-old woman who ingested 9000 mg arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is reported. Classical symptoms of an acute arsenicum (As) poisoning such as gastrointestinal cramps, vomiting, diarrhea,A case of a 27-year-old woman who ingested 9000 mg arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is reported. Classical symptoms of an acute arsenicum (As) poisoning such as gastrointestinal cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, ECG changes and disturbed liver function tests were observed. The absorption of the ingested As was minimalized by a continuous gastric irrigation with highly concentrated NaHCO3 and intestinal cleansing with NaHCO3 and polyethyleneglycol was performed. Forced diuresis, BAL (2,3-dimercaptopropanol) and DMSA (meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid) were started and therapy to enhance the formation of methylated As derivatives, which are potentially less toxic and which can be excreted more easily, was then administered. The patient survived this massive dose of ingested inorganic As with only polyneuropathy one year later.