Gledhill, R. F., and Hopkins, A. P. (1972). Brit. J. industr. Med., 29, 225-228. Chronic inorganic mercury poisoning treated with N-acetyl-D-penicillamine. The case history is presented of a man intoxicated by mercury during his employment as a filler of thermometers. The mean daily urinary excretion of mercury was 661 ,ug for five estimations before treatment. The mean excretion was 875 ,ug fo...

objective mercury poisoning is one of the important recent causes of mortality and mortality in children worldwide, particularly in industrial environments; mercury is a poisonous metal, especially harmful to the nervous and immune systems and the kidneys and can even be fatal. elemental mercury is present in thermometers, barometer batteries, sphygmomanometers and latex paints. inorganic mercu...

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 Hg poisoning. The patients were two sisters, presenting with pain in extremities, itchy rashes, sweating, salivation, weakness, and mood chang...

in order to assess the risk for mercury poisoning in dentists, urine specimens were collected and analysed from 250 dentists (190 male, 60 female). subject data and pertinent health symptoms were asked via a questionnaire. the results indicate that the mean and standard deviation of mercury values were 51.3± 38.0 µg/l, while 27.2 percent of dentists had levels within normal limits (0-19 µg/l). ...

Introduction Mercury poisoning has been recognized for over a century. Evans' (1962) report of poisoning due to chronic exposure to mercury vapour in industry is well known. Polson and Tattersall (1969) have described other circumstances including the ingestion of mercurous and mercuric chlorides, the subcutaneous, intravenous and intra-arterial injection of elemental mercury and acute exposure...

Through 1996 into 1997, a spot investigation on mercury contamination was conducted three times in Tanzania, especially around the Lake Victoria. A total of 150 goldminers, 103 fishermen and their families, and 19 residents of Mwanza City volunteered for the current study. A high total mercury level of 48.3 ppm (near to 50 ppm, a critical level of Minamata disease) and over in the head hair was...

INTRODUCTION Inorganic mercury poisoning is uncommon, but when it occurs it can result in severe, life-threatening features and acute renal failure. Previous reports on the use of extracorporeal procedures such as haemodialysis and haemoperfusion have shown no significant removal of mercury. We report here the successful use of the chelating agent 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulphonate (DMPS), toge...

         According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mercury is among one of ten substances that represent a significant health problem. Contamination environment with and its compounds possible through natural artificial ways from ill-conceived or deliberate actions. These include human consumption mercury-contaminated seafood fumes released during...

Background: The clinical manifestations of mercury poisoning vary based on chemical form, dose, and route of administration. In the medical field, many of the cases of mercury exposure have been in mining agriculture, or chemical industrial workers via inhalation. Aim: To discuss the diagnosis of parenteral mercury poisoning with radiographic identification and potential sequelae. Case Presenta...

INTRODUCTION Mercury intoxication may present in a wide range of clinical forms from a simple disease to fatal poisoning. This article presents a case of acute mercury poisoning, a rare condition that presents challenges for diagnosis with fever of unknown origin. CASE PRESENTATION A 52-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted to the hospital with high fever, sore throat, a rash over her entire ...