A 3 Year-Old Male Child Ingested Approximately 750 Grams of Elemental Mercury

UYSALOL M., Parlakgul G., YILMAZ Y., ÇITAK A., Uzel N.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.33, sa.4, ss.467-469, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.15197
  • Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.467-469
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Intoxication, mercury, supportive therapy, EXPOSURE
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The oral ingestion of elemental mercury is unlikely to cause systemic toxicity, as it is poorly absorbed through the gastrointestinal system. However, abnormal gastrointestinal function or anatomy may allow elemental mercury into the bloodstream and the peritoneal space. Systemic effects of massive oral intake of mercury have rarely been reported.