Case report of metallic mercury injury.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 13(2): 114-6, 1997 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9127420
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Injury and poisoning from metallic mercury has become a rare event. Review of the literature and a case report of pediatric metallic mercury injury are presented.DESIGN:
A case report.SETTING:
The Emergency Department at St. Louis Children's Hospital. PATIENTS ORPARTICIPANTS:
A 15-year-old boy.INTERVENTIONS:
None. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
None.RESULTS:
The 15-year-old boy fell on a broken mercury thermometer. A subcutaneous abscess formed on his left forearm during the next five days. He had no signs or symptoms of mercury toxicity. His wound was debrided in the operating room and healed completely after several months.CONCLUSIONS:
This case shows elemental mercury from a thermometer as a potential, if unusual, source of mercury toxicity.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thermometers
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Wounds, Stab
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Forearm
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Forearm Injuries
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Foreign Bodies
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Mercury
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
/
Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Pediatr Emerg Care
Journal subject:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
/
PEDIATRIA
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States