Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury
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 literature. We present an unusual case of elemental...
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| description | 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 literature. We present an unusual case of elemental mercury poisoning in a 20-year-old young male who presented with chest pain, fever, and hemoptysis. He had injected himself subcutaneously with elemental mercury obtained from a sphygmomanometer. The typical radiographic findings in the chest, forearm, and abdomen are discussed, with a review of the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7cda21e6e5f04bb6959da203f0b54fde2022-12-21T23:34:13ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082010-04-01200214714910.4103/0971-3026.63056Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injuryJaywant Wale0Pankaj K Yadav1Shairy Garg2Department of Radiodiagnosis, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior, IndiaElemental 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 literature. We present an unusual case of elemental mercury poisoning in a 20-year-old young male who presented with chest pain, fever, and hemoptysis. He had injected himself subcutaneously with elemental mercury obtained from a sphygmomanometer. The typical radiographic findings in the chest, forearm, and abdomen are discussed, with a review of the literature.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.63056intravenousmercurysubcutaneous |
| spellingShingle | Jaywant Wale Pankaj K Yadav Shairy Garg Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging intravenous mercury subcutaneous |
| title | Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury |
| title_full | Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury |
| title_fullStr | Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury |
| title_short | Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury |
| title_sort | elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection an unusual self injury |
| topic | intravenous mercury subcutaneous |
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