Ingestion of arsenic causes :
Correct Answer: Non cirrhotic poal fibrosis
Description: Answer is C (Non cirrhotic poal fibrosis) "Chronic ingestion of Arsenic has been incriminated in causation of NCPF. High Hepatic arsenic levels in patients with NCPF have been repoed" - API 7th/ 621 The precise etiology of NCPF remains an enigma. The implicated chemical agents include: Arsenic Copper Vinyl chloride Arsenic in also associated with the following cancers Q Skin cancer Q (Chandrasoma Taylor3rd/ 285) Lung cancer Q (Chandrasoma Taylor 3rd/ 285) Hepatic angiosarcoma Q(Chandrasoma Taylor 3rd/ 185)
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