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Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2010 Elemental mercury poisoning most commonly occurs through vapor inhalation as mercury is well absorbed through the lungs. Administering subcutaneous and intravenous elemental mercury is very uncommon but with only a few isolated case reports in the ...
Wale Jaywant, Yadav Pankaj, Garg Shairy
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Environmental Mercury and Its Toxic Effects [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2014 Mercury exists naturally and as a man-made contaminant. The release of processed mercury can lead to a progressive increase in the amount of atmospheric mercury, which enters the atmospheric-soil-water distribution cycles where it can remain in ...
Kevin M. Rice +4 more
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Inorganic Mercurial Poisoning [PDF]
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 1981 The clinical course of a patient who ingested inorganic mercurial compounds is described. The toxicity of these compounds is discussed and approaches to management outlined. As the long term prognosis in such cases is uncertain, intensive resuscitation and supportive therapy would appear to be justified.
M E, Datyner, P A, Cox
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Taki Onqoy: Mercury poisoning epidemic in 16th century Huamanga
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2017 Taki Onqoy is a syndrome that corresponds to the poisoning from exposure to mercury. It appeared as a result of the exploitation of the mercury mines of Paras and Huancavelica in Peru during the 16th century. The Cachexia mercurial, the last stage of the
Luis Alberto Santa María
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Survey of Methylmercury Exposures and Risk Factors Among Indigenous Communities in Guyana, South America [PDF]
Journal of Health and Pollution, 2020 Background. Gold mining activities in forested areas across Guyana have been a common practice for more than a century. The intensification of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in recent decades caused by global market demand is contributing ...
L. Cynthia Watson +3 more
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Accidental consumption of mercury by 3 year-old child - case report
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019 Consumption of mercury can be accidental or on purpose. The article presents a case of a 3 yo child’s word patient after accidental consumption of mercury contained in the thermometer used to check the body temperature of body during infection.
Magdalena Fabjan, Robert Majcher
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Effect of the extract of nigella sativa and Allium sativum of the complete Blood picture in vitro which treat by CdCl2.5H2o and HgO [PDF]
مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة, 2012 The study include two side : First: study the effect of two elements from heavy metal ,such as, chloride cadiumm CdCl2.5H2o and mercury oxide Hgo with three concentration (10,50,100) mg/L on the Blood picture ( RBC,WBC,Hb,PCV,ESR) invitro through three ...
Muthanna. H . Hassan, Saadi S .khamis
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Disseminated pulmonary emboli caused by mercury: A rare consequence of Munchausen's syndrome
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 To learn about the imaging characteristics of pulmonary emboli caused by metallic mercury and be aware that an underlying psychiatric condition might exist when mercury poisoning is not caused by occupational exposure.
Wen Shi, Yang Jiao
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2023 Elemental mercury impaction in the appendix can cause subsequent local and systemic complications. We present a case of a teenage boy who ingested approximately 10 mL of elemental mercury, resulting in residual mercury sequestration in the appendix after
Guibin Yao +5 more
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