Mercury poisoning through intravenous administration

Mercury poisoning through intravenous administration

RATIONALE Metallic mercury poisoning through intravenous injection is rare, especially for a homicide attempt. Diagnosis and treatment of the disease are challenging. PATIENT CONCERNS A 34-year-old male presented with pyrexia, chill, fatigue, body aches, and pain of the dorsal aspect of right foot. Another case is that of a 29-year-old male who committed suicide by injecting himself metallic ...

[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...

Self-administration of metallic mercury by intravenous injection.

sigmoid regions and occasionally in the caecum. It results from pressure necrosis of the colonic wall from impacted faeces. Constipation is the pre-eminent symptom in all cases and straining at stool the precipitating event. Drug-induced faecal impaction is becoming more prevalent and is not uncommon in opiate addicts. Both faecal impaction and perforation have been recently reported in renal t...

Intravenous administration of metallic mercury with homicidal intent.

Introduction: Intravenous administration of metallic mercury (Hg) is a rare occurance that is usually reported in association with suicide attempts, with accidental injection, and with attempt of drug addicts to develope new ways to become intoxicated. Aim: The report of a new rare incident of intravenous administration of metallic Hg that was hospitalised in Intensive Care Unit of a General Gr...

[Organic mercury poisoning].