British anti-lewisite

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British an·ti-lew·is·ite

(ăn′tē-lo͞o′ĭ-sīt′, ăn′tī-)

n. Abbr. BAL

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Also, D-penicillamine was discontinued and Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) (750 mg tds) and British anti-Lewisite (BAL) (200 mg q 4h) were administrated.

A Challenge between Central Nervous System Infection and Lead Toxicity: Opioid Case Reports from Iran

(Chelating agents increase the urinary excretion of mercury [9] which includes thiol-based agents such as dimercaprol (British anti-Lewisite (BAL)), penicillamine, unithiol (2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonate (DMPS)), and succimer (dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA)).

A Challenging Case of Acute Mercury Toxicity

The result was dimercaprol--dubbed British anti-Lewisite (BAL)--a chelating agent that binds strongly with arsenic species.