For patients without health insurance, plantar wart removal typically costs less than $50 for over-the-counter salicylic acid treatment to less than $200 for prescription cream and less than $1,000 for laser treatment or cryotherapy. In rare cases in which surgery is required, costs could increase to $8,000 or more.
If a large amount of arsenic is swallowed by humans, in a form that is readily absorbed, it can cause rapid poisoning and death. The gut, the heart and the nervous system are affected.
As the arsenic poisoning develops, the patient may start suffering convulsions and their fingernail pigmentation may change (leukonychia). Arsenic poisoning typically affects the skin, liver, lungs and kidneys - hence, the severity of the symptoms. The final stage of the poisoning causes the patient to suffer seizures and go into shock, this could lead to death or coma (and likely subsequent death).