@article{ref1,
title="A case of accidental inorganic mercury poisoning",
journal="Journal of analytical toxicology",
year="1982",
author="Samuels, E. R. and Heick, H. M. and McLaine, P. N. and Farant, J. P.",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="120-122",
abstract="Mercuric chloride was accidentally ingested by a nineteen-month old boy. He exhibited severe symptoms of inorganic mercury poisoning including acute renal failure. The blood mercury level at the time of admission to hospital was 1920 ng/mL. Following emergency hemodialysis, BAL (2, 3-dimercaptopropanol) therapy and penicillamine treatment, blood levels fell to 500 ng Hg/mL and urine production restarted six days after exposure. Urine mercury reached a high of 2349 ng/mL but rapidly decreased to less than 100 ng/mL within eight days after resumption of voiding. The patient was discharged from hospital a month after admission and follow-up examinations have indicated no permanent renal damage. Blood, hair, and urine samples collected 19 months after the exposure showed normal mercury levels (blood, 6 ng Hg/mL; urine, 7 ng Hg/mL; and hair 500-900 ng Hg/g).<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-4760",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}