Elemental Mercury Poisoning by Self-Injection - A Report of Two Cases.

Autor:	Chandran A; Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India., Rajan T M S; Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India., Menedal A; Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India., Rajasubramanya P; Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume [J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol] 2024 Aug; Vol. 29 (4), pp. 360-364. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 12.
DOI:	10.1142/S2424835524720123
Abstrakt:	Injection of mercury into the upper limb is a rare method of self-harm. We report two patients with varied clinical presentations - a 19-year-old male student who injected himself with mercury extracted from a sphygmomanometer bulb and reported to our emergency department 24 hours after the event and a 34-year-old industry worker who presented 2 years after injecting himself with elemental mercury. The management of mercury poisoning is described along with a brief review of literature. Mercury is a toxic element and adequate safety precautions must be taken by the surgical team in the management of such patients. Level of Evidence: Level V (Therapeutic).
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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