<prompt> Mees lines are seen in which poisoning?ArsenicHgPbCadmium  <response>: Ans. a Arsenic. Ref. Harrison, Principles of Medicine, 18thTable e49-lARSENIC DEFICIENCY can predispose toNeurologic dysfunction GIT diseases Skin cancer Angiosarcoma of liver NCPF Yellow Fatty liverAcute arsenic poisoning results in necrosis of intestinal mucosa with hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, fluid loss, hypotension, delayed cardiomyopathy, acute tubular necrosis, and hemolysis. Lethal dose: 120-200 mg adults; 2 mgkg children.Chronic arsenic exposure causes Arsenic toxicity: Mees lines diabetes, vasospasm, peripheral vascular insufficiency and gangrene, peripheral neuropathy, and cancer of skin, lung, liver, bladder, kidney.Educational point: Erythism: mercury6 