Citation

Erfantalab P, Zamani N, Hassanian-Moghaddam H. Trop. Doct. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0049475519884419

PMID

31694474

Abstract

A 17-year-old boy was referred after jumping from a ladder onto the ground, crushing a medical thermometer with his right foot. Some days later, he complained of loss of appetite and weakness. A radiograph of the affected foot demonstrated radiopaque densities. Blood and 24-h urine assays for mercury demonstrated toxic levels. Chelation therapy cured the patient dramatically.

Language: en

Keywords

Mercury; imaging; poisoning; toxicity