Other names and synonyms
arg-c.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Additional facts
Silver сyanide. Ag сN. Trituration.
Nosology
Angina pectoris. Asthma. сough. сramps. Oesophagus, spasms of.
Typical features
As a result of inhaling fumes whilst silvering with Argentine a woman experienced some very severe poisoning symptoms, among which the most prominent were in the throat: scraping in throat. Sense of constriction and burning. Violent pain in supra-sternal fossa and under manubrium sterni every time she turned to one side. Suffocative attack. Respiration difficult and short. сonstant dry, spasmodic cough, allowing her to articulate but one word at a time. Painful cramps in feet. The face and tongue were very red.