TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Embolism caused by metallic mercury: A case report
JO  - Radiologia brasileira
A1  - Matushita, J.P.K.
A1  - Peixoto, R.M.A.
A1  - Leão Filho, H.M.
A1  - Missiaggia, G.C.
A1  - Dias, R.S.
A1  - Tavares, W.C.
A1  - Matushita, C.S.
A1  - Vieira, J.N.M.
SP  - 217
EP  - 219
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
N2  - A case of a male, 29-year-old patient who, in a suicide attempt, has self-administered a 2 ml injection of metallic mercury into his left arm is reported. Radiological studies have shown the presence of several metallic spheres in the subcutaneous tissue of the olecranal fossa and along the veins of the left arm, with dissemination to lungs, heart, liver, spleen and brain.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0100-3984
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-39842007000300015
ID  - ref1
ER  -