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Broken thermometer in foot: a source of mercury poisoning

Published:2019-11-06 Issue:1 Volume:50 Page:83-84
ISSN:0049-4755
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Author:

Erfantalab Peyman¹,Zamani Nasim¹²,Hassanian-Moghaddam Hossein²³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3. Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

A 17-year-old boy was referred after jumping from a ladder onto the ground, crushing a medical thermometer with his right foot. Some days later, he complained of loss of appetite and weakness. A radiograph of the affected foot demonstrated radiopaque densities. Blood and 24-h urine assays for mercury demonstrated toxic levels. Chelation therapy cured the patient dramatically.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0049475519884419

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