Chvostek/Weiss sign seen in which poisoning
Oxalic acid poisoning
Carbolic acid poisoning
Boric acid poisoning
Formic acid poisoning
acute poisoning. the patient may suffer from tingling and paresthesia, intermittent cramps and carpopedal spasm due to hyperirritability of peripheral nerves(Chvostek/Weiss sign) as a result of hypocalcemia. Patient may go into stupor, coma, and death may be due to respiratory failure. Ref: FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY Dr PC IGNATIUS THIRD EDITION PAGE 412
Poisoning