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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(02): 147-149
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.63056
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Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury

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  • Jaywant Wale

    Department of Radiodiagnosis, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior, India

  • Pankaj K Yadav

    Department of Radiodiagnosis, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior, India

  • Shairy Garg

    Department of Radiodiagnosis, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior, India
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Abstract

Elemental mercury poisoning most commonly occurs through vapor inhalation as mercury is well absorbed through the lungs. Administering subcutaneous and intravenous elemental mercury is very uncommon but with only a few isolated case reports in the literature. We present an unusual case of elemental mercury poisoning in a 20-year-old young male who presented with chest pain, fever, and hemoptysis. He had injected himself subcutaneously with elemental mercury obtained from a sphygmomanometer. The typical radiographic findings in the chest, forearm, and abdomen are discussed, with a review of the literature.

Keywords

Intravenous - mercury - subcutaneous


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02. August 2021

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