A rare case of self-injection of elemental mercury

BACKGROUND: Self-injection of elemental mercury is a rare finding especially in healthy people who are mentally sound. Early detection and removal of mercury from the body by chelation and physical removal of a stored injected site is required to prevent long term toxicity. CASE PRESENTATION: A 15 y...

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Autores principales: Thanuja Nilushi Priyangika, Singankutti Mudalige, Karunarathna, W. G. S. G., Liyanage, Isurujith, Gunawardana, Methsala, Dissanayake, Buddini, Udumalgala, Sumeda, Rosa, Chamith, Samarasinghe, Thilina, Wijesinghe, Pravin, Kulatunga, Aruna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27012667
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1992-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27012667
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1992-8

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