Occupational mercury vapour poisoning with a respiratory failure, pneumomediastinum and severe quadriparesis

OBJECTIVES: Despite restrictions, mercury continues to pose a health concern. Mercury has the ability to deposit in most parts of the body and can cause a wide range of unspecific symptoms leading to diagnostic mistakes. METHODS AND RESULTS: We report the case of severe mercury vapour poisoning afte...

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Autores principales: Smiechowicz, Jakub, Skoczynska, Anna, Nieckula-Szwarc, Agata, Kulpa, Katarzyna, Kübler, Andrzej
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5347491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28321305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X17695472
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: Despite restrictions, mercury continues to pose a health concern. Mercury has the ability to deposit in most parts of the body and can cause a wide range of unspecific symptoms leading to diagnostic mistakes. METHODS AND RESULTS: We report the case of severe mercury vapour poisoning after occupational exposure in a chloralkali plant worker that resulted in life-threatening respiratory failure, pneumomediastinum and quadriparesis. CONCLUSIONS: Prolonged mechanical ventilation and treatment with penicillamine and spironolactone was used with successful outcome.

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