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Aplastic anemia and membranous nephropathy induced by intravenous mercury

Self-injection of mercury can be life-threatening. We report a case of attempted suicide by self-intravenous injection of elemental mercury. The patient suffered from two side effects : membranous nephropathy and aplastic anemia. She was treated and the systemic effects of mercury were reversed afte...

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Autores principales: Priya, N., Nagaprabhu, V. N., Kurian, G., Seethalakshmi, N., Rao, G. G., Unni, V. N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439491
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.106040