TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - A case of accidental inorganic mercury poisoning
JO  - Journal of analytical toxicology
A1  - Samuels, E. R.
A1  - Heick, H. M.
A1  - McLaine, P. N.
A1  - Farant, J. P.
SP  - 120
EP  - 122
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-4760
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -