the literature and a case report of pediatric metallic mercury injury are presented. Design: A
case report Setting: The Emergency Department at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Patients or
participants: A 15-year-oldboy Interventions: None Main outcome measures: None Results:
The 15-year-old boy fell on a broken mercury thermometer. A subcutaneous abscess formed
on his left forearm during the next five days. He had no signs or symptoms of mercury …