Mercury Poisoning from an Unsuspected Source

Mercury Poisoning from an Unsuspected Source.

In the manufacture of zinc oxide the raw material normally used is zinc metal plates. In a factory in which old aeroplane batteries containing zinc mercury amalgam were substituted, it was not realized that mercury vapour was being produced. Of 25 workers exposed, seven developed serious chronic mercury poisoning and were admitted to hospital. The clinical findings in the affected workers are d...

Mercury Poisoning From Dental Amalgam

This report is a critical evaluation of the use of dental amalgam with special consideration of the possibility of chronic mercury poisoning. The description of psychic and somatic symptoms associated with corrosion of amalgam might help people with similar symptoms to recognize the possible source of their problems. Medical practitioners need to recognize the characteristic manifestations of m...

[Carbon monoxide poisoning from an unusual source].

[Mercury poisoning].

Certain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, arsenic and cadmium are toxic even in reduced concentrations in blood. Their accumulation in the body causes serious illnesses. The most important heavy metals in human pathology are: mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and lead (Pb). The author mentions the heavy metal sources of poisoning, their toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics, clinical featu...

Chinese patent medicine as a potential source of mercury poisoning.

This research is an effort to create an awareness of the potential hazards of some Chinese patent medicines which contain mercurial ingredients. This should be of consideration when screening symptomatic patients who are of Asian ethnic background or other users of these medicines. This research discusses reported cases of mercury poisoning related to the use of Chinese patent medicines and the...