Peritonitis Due to Appendicitis Related to Mercury Sequestration: An Unusual Peruvian Case Report

Elemental mercury ingestion caused by folk practices is rare and usually harmless. Nevertheless, some complications related to mercury ingestion have been reported such as appendicitis related to mercury sequestration and poisoning leading to systemic toxicity. Patients usually present with nausea,...

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Autores principales: Casas Roca, José, Ramos-Yataco, Anthony, Alcalde-Loyola, Carlos, Montalvo, Gandhy, Rios-Rojas, Jeniffer, Bacilio Cardozo, Alejandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9481207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36134106
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27667

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9481207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36134106
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27667

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