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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Definitions, 2020 Mercury poisoning is caused mainly through ingestion or inhalation of any of the 3 forms of mercury, elemental, organic, and inorganic. Exposure to elemental mercury affects the pulmonary (inhalation of mercury vapors causes coughing, chills, fever ...
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Case Report: Nephrotic syndrome caused by mercury poisoning due to freckle-removing cream [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineNephrotic syndrome caused by mercury poisoning is rare and can often be misdiagnosed. We report a 33-years-old female patient who experienced fatigue and edema of the lower extremities for 1 month.
Can Wu, Can Wu, Dandan Liu, Dandan Liu
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Temporary Thyroid Dysfunction and Catecholamine Excess Due to Mercury Poisoning in 6 Cases [PDF]
Turkish Archives of PediatricsObjective: Mercury poisoning is a condition with multiple-organ dysfunction that has effects on the central nervous system, gastrointestinal system, cardiovascular system, skin, lungs, and kidneys.
Yavuz Özer +13 more
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Mercury poisoning of a 4-year-old child by indirect contact to a mercury-containing facial cream: A case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 We report the severe mercury poisoning of a 4-year-old child by a so far unknown route of exposure, namely, by skin-to-skin contact. The child was admitted to the hospital with episodic pain in his extremities, tachycardia, hypertension, increased ...
Stefan Rakete +6 more
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Mercury poisoning through intravenous administration: Two case reports with literature review. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2017 Rationale: Metallic mercury poisoning through intravenous injection is rare, especially for a homicide attempt. Diagnosis and treatment of the disease are challenging.
Lu Q, Liu Z, Chen X.
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Membranous nephropathy due to chronic mercury poisoning from traditional Indian medicines: report of five cases. [PDF]
Clin Kidney J, 2019 Mercury contained in traditional medicines can cause chronic poisoning, which can cause membranous nephropathy (MN). We report five cases of nephrotic syndrome caused by MN with evidence of chronic mercury poisoning due to consumption of traditional ...
Doshi M +4 more
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Toxic Nephropathy Secondary to Chronic Mercury Poisoning: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes. [PDF]
Kidney Int Rep, 2022 Gao Z, Wu N, Du X, Li H, Mei X, Song Y.
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Mercury poisoning in two 13-year-old twin sisters
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015 Mercury (Hg) is a toxic agent that evaporates in room temperature and its inhalation may cause poisoning. Due to the nonspecific symptoms, diagnosis is difficult in special circumstances with no initial history of Hg exposure. We report two such cases of
Ezzat Khodashenas +2 more
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Mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption. [PDF]
J Occup Health, 2018 To report the case of a fisherman who developed chronic mercury poisoning due to excessive consumption of tuna while working on a pelagic fishing vessel.
Ahn JS +6 more
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