Epidemiology, clinical presentation, treatment, and follow‐up of chronic mercury poisoning in China: a retrospective analysis [PDF]
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2021 Background There are no reports on the incidence of chronic mercury poisoning in a large population in China. This study investigated the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, treatment, and follow-up of Chinese patients with chronic mercury poisoning ...
Sun Yawei +4 more
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Cases of acute mercury poisoning by mercury vapor exposure during the demolition of a fluorescent lamp factory [PDF]
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017 Background In 2015, workers dismantling a fluorescent lamp factory in Korea were affected by mercury poisoning from exposure to mercury vapor. Case presentation Eighteen out of the 21 workers who participated in the demolition project presented with ...
Sang Yoon Do +6 more
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Assessment and management of elemental mercury poisoning—a case report [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2017 Key Clinical Message We describe a patient with elemental mercury aspiration and retention in the appendix after elemental mercury ingestion. Conservative management was proved to be successful for the removal of the mercury from the appendix while we do
George Bazoukis +4 more
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Toxic Nephropathy Secondary to Chronic Mercury Poisoning: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes. [PDF]
Kidney Int Rep, 2022 Introduction Kidney disease secondary to mercury poisoning has not been well documented and is often misdiagnosed and mistreated. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with having mercury poisoning over a 6-year period ...
Gao Z, Wu N, Du X, Li H, Mei X, Song Y.
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Comprehensive Review Regarding Mercury Poisoning and Its Complex Involvement in Alzheimer's Disease. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2022 Mercury (Hg) is considered one of the most widespread toxic environmental pollutants, which seems to have multiple effects on organisms even at low concentrations.
Paduraru E +8 more
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Chronic Mercury Poisoning From Daily Cosmetics: Case Report and Brief Literature Review. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Chronic mercury poisoning from cosmetics is often misdiagnosed and mistreated due to atypical clinical presentations and high industrial standards and quality control of cosmetic products.
Wang Z, Fang X.
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Toxicology Communications, 2021 We reevaluate the treatment of mercury poisoning, incorporating recent advances in understanding of mercury toxicity and the mercury:selenium interaction.
Henry A. Spiller +2 more
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Mercury poisoning from artisanal gold mining equipment [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2023 Artisanal and small-scale gold mining uses mercury to isolate gold from ore. Although uncommon in the United States, it is more common in poor and undeveloped countries.
Andrew Waack, BS +2 more
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Danger in the Classroom: Elemental Mercury Poisoning in Primary School Students [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of MedicineBackground: Mercury is a heavy metal that has the potential to exert a deleterious effect on human health. The purpose of this article is threefold: firstly, to raise awareness of the issue; secondly, to offer solutions; and thirdly, to contribute to ...
Talip Vural +3 more
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The interwoven history of mercury poisoning in Ontario and Japan. [PDF]
CMAJ, 2017 The history of mercury poisoning among indigenous people in Canada is entangled with a mid-20th-century industrial incident in Minamata, Japan. There, in the mid-1950s, sightings of ataxic cats heralded signs of a bizarre neurologic condition.
Mosa A, Duffin J.
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