• Med. J. Aust. · Oct 2006

    Case Reports

    Accidental death from acute selenium poisoning.

    • Katharine A See, Peter S Lavercombe, Jasmine Dillon, and Riesa Ginsberg.
    • St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. see_ka@hotmail.com
    • Med. J. Aust. 2006 Oct 2; 185 (7): 388-9.

    AbstractWe report a fatal case of acute selenium poisoning in a 75-year-old man. After reading on the Internet about a possible role of selenium in prostate cancer, the patient ingested 10 g of sodium selenite. Despite intensive care treatment, he suffered a cardiac arrest and died 6 hours after ingestion. This case illustrates the risks of failing to critically evaluate Internet information and exposes the myth that natural therapies are inherently safe.

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