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Mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption
OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a fisherman who developed chronic mercury poisoning due to excessive consumption of tuna while working on a pelagic fishing vessel. CASE REPORT: A 48-year-old male deep-sea fisherman developed paresthesia and pain in both legs while working at sea. He continued worki...
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Japan Society for Occupational Health
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5799106/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29093364 http://dx.doi.org/10.1539/joh.16-0274-CS |
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author | Ahn, Ji-Sung Kang, Kyung Wook Kang, Won-Yang Lim, Hyeong-Min Cho, Seunghyeon Moon, Jai-Dong Park, Won-Ju |
author_facet | Ahn, Ji-Sung Kang, Kyung Wook Kang, Won-Yang Lim, Hyeong-Min Cho, Seunghyeon Moon, Jai-Dong Park, Won-Ju |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a fisherman who developed chronic mercury poisoning due to excessive consumption of tuna while working on a pelagic fishing vessel. CASE REPORT: A 48-year-old male deep-sea fisherman developed paresthesia and pain in both legs while working at sea. He continued working for over 4 months on a pelagic fishing vessel but was eventually unable to function normally as his condition deteriorated. Upon arrival on land, he received specialist treatment, including imaging studies, for 2 months; however, the cause of the symptoms was not identified. An examination of his occupational history revealed that he had worked as a crew member on a pelagic fishing vessel catching tuna for the last 2 years and consumed tuna for two or more meals per day, every day. Two months after discontinuation of tuna consumption, he was tested for mercury. The result showed an elevated blood mercury level (BML) of 21.79 μg/l. Based on the half-life of mercury, the BML was evaluated as 38.70-53.20 μg/l when he was on board. Four months after discontinuing tuna consumption, his BML decreased to 14.18 μg/l, and the symptoms were almost ameliorated. The person responsible for preparing meals on a pelagic fishing ship should be aware that fish may contain high levels of heavy metals and should prepare meals for crew members according to the recommended levels. Crew members should also be aware that fish and shellfish may contain mercury, and hence, they should consume only an appropriate amount. |
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spelling | pubmed-57991062018-02-12 Mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption Ahn, Ji-Sung Kang, Kyung Wook Kang, Won-Yang Lim, Hyeong-Min Cho, Seunghyeon Moon, Jai-Dong Park, Won-Ju J Occup Health Case Study OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a fisherman who developed chronic mercury poisoning due to excessive consumption of tuna while working on a pelagic fishing vessel. CASE REPORT: A 48-year-old male deep-sea fisherman developed paresthesia and pain in both legs while working at sea. He continued working for over 4 months on a pelagic fishing vessel but was eventually unable to function normally as his condition deteriorated. Upon arrival on land, he received specialist treatment, including imaging studies, for 2 months; however, the cause of the symptoms was not identified. An examination of his occupational history revealed that he had worked as a crew member on a pelagic fishing vessel catching tuna for the last 2 years and consumed tuna for two or more meals per day, every day. Two months after discontinuation of tuna consumption, he was tested for mercury. The result showed an elevated blood mercury level (BML) of 21.79 μg/l. Based on the half-life of mercury, the BML was evaluated as 38.70-53.20 μg/l when he was on board. Four months after discontinuing tuna consumption, his BML decreased to 14.18 μg/l, and the symptoms were almost ameliorated. The person responsible for preparing meals on a pelagic fishing ship should be aware that fish may contain high levels of heavy metals and should prepare meals for crew members according to the recommended levels. Crew members should also be aware that fish and shellfish may contain mercury, and hence, they should consume only an appropriate amount. Japan Society for Occupational Health 2017-11-01 2018-01-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5799106/ /pubmed/29093364 http://dx.doi.org/10.1539/joh.16-0274-CS Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Journal of Occupational Health is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view the details of this license, please visit (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Study Ahn, Ji-Sung Kang, Kyung Wook Kang, Won-Yang Lim, Hyeong-Min Cho, Seunghyeon Moon, Jai-Dong Park, Won-Ju Mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption |
title | Mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption |
title_full | Mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption |
title_fullStr | Mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption |
title_full_unstemmed | Mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption |
title_short | Mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption |
title_sort | mercury poisoning in a fisherman working on a pelagic fishing vessel due to excessive tuna consumption |
topic | Case Study |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5799106/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29093364 http://dx.doi.org/10.1539/joh.16-0274-CS |
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