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Human exposure to mercury and its hematological effects: a systematic review
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2019 Mercury is a metal found in the environment from natural and anthropogenic sources. It is highly toxic to ecosystems and living beings. Most human exposures come from ingestion of contaminated seafood, outgassing from dental amalgam or occupational ...
Angélica dos Santos Vianna +4 more
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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 and Latex Paint
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1990 Mercury poisoning manifested as acrodynia, reported in a four year old boy in Michigan ten day after the inside of his home was painted with 64 liters of interior latex paint containing phenylmercuric acetate, prompted an investigation by the Division of
J Gordon Millichap
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Mercuralismo metálico crônico ocupacional Chronic occupational metallic mercurialism
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2003 Revisão que analisa os conhecimento atuais das manifestações do mercuralismo crônico ocupacional. Avaliaram-se os principais estudos e revisões científicas concernentes às formas clínicas e fisiopatogenia desta intoxicação.
Marcília de Araújo Medrado Faria
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Toxic effects of chronic occupational mercury vapor exposure on female workers of childbearing age
Journal of Occupational Medicine and ToxicologyBackground Few studies have been conducted on women of childbearing age with chronic mercury poisoning caused by mercury vapor exposure. Methods Occupational exposure, clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory tests, auxiliary examinations, treatment, and ...
Yujie Pan +3 more
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Acute mercury poisoning: a case report
BMC Emergency Medicine, 2010 Background Mercury poisoning can occur as a result of occupational hazard or suicide attempt. This article presents a 36-year-old case admitted to emergency department (ED) due to exposure to metallic mercury.
Aktas Can +5 more
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A Brazilian Minamata disease? Neurologists must be aware of mercury exposure and intoxication
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaMercury intoxication poses a significant challenge and growing threat to public health, particularly in the Amazon region. Despite a known history of neurological damage, as evidenced by Japan's Minamata disease, mercury intoxication remains ...
Gustavo Maximiano-Alves +3 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2017 Objectives: Despite restrictions, mercury continues to pose a health concern. Mercury has the ability to deposit in most parts of the body and can cause a wide range of unspecific symptoms leading to diagnostic mistakes.
Jakub Smiechowicz +4 more
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Thrombocytopenia Associated with Elemental Mercury Poisoning in Two Siblings - Connecticut, July 2022. [PDF]
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 2023 Hogeland EW +8 more
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Different Aspects of Mercury Poisoning in Children. [PDF]
Iran J Public Health, 2023 Oguz MM +7 more
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