[Elemental mercury embolism in the lung].
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Elemental mercury embolism to the lung - a case report A case of deliberate parenteral self-injection of elemental mercury in a drug-addict 18 years old man is presented. Chest x-ray films showed mercury deposits in the lungs, as well as around the injection site. At follow-up at 2 years, he was well, with none of the renal, gastrointestinal, or neurologic effects that can result from the oxidation of mercury. The clinical and radiological course of the patient is described.
Male, Adolescent, Suicide, Attempted, Unithiol, Treatment Outcome, Injections, Intravenous, Mercury Poisoning, Humans, Pulmonary Embolism, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Chelating Agents
Male, Adolescent, Suicide, Attempted, Unithiol, Treatment Outcome, Injections, Intravenous, Mercury Poisoning, Humans, Pulmonary Embolism, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Chelating Agents
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