Case report of metallic mercury injury
SR Smith, DM Jaffe, MA Skinner - Pediatric emergency care, 1997 - journals.lww.com
SR Smith, DM Jaffe, MA Skinner
Pediatric emergency care, 1997•journals.lww.comObjective: Injury and poisoning from metallic mercury has become a rare event. Review of
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 …
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 …
Abstract
Objective:
Injury and poisoning from metallic mercury has become a rare event. Review of 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 toxicity. His wound was debrided in the operating room and healed completely after several months.
Conclusions:
This case shows elemental mercury from a thermometer as a potential, if unusual, source of mercury toxicity
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