%0 Journal Article
%T Pulmonary embolism associated with self-administration of mercury
%J Human toxicology
%D 1986
%A Rodrigues, I. M.
%A Hopkinson, N. D.
%A Harris, R. I.
%V 5
%N 4
%P 287-289
%X We report the case of a young female patient presenting with a clinical picture of pulmonary embolism, in whom widespread deposits of metallic mercury were demonstrated throughout both lungs and in a lesion on the wrist. These resulted from intravenous injection of mercury by the patient in a suicide attempt.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan
%@ 0144-5952
%U http://dx.doi.org/