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                                  EXHIBIT 23.2



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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Atrion Corporation 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan of our report dated February 20, 1998, with respect to the financial
statements of Atrion Corporation included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
June 10, 1998


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