Open AccessDisseminated pulmonary emboli caused by mercury: A rare consequence of Munchausen's syndrome
Author(s) -
Shi Wen,
Jiao Yang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3435
Subject(s) - medicine , mercury (programming language) , mercury poisoning , munchausen syndrome , radiology , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , toxicity , poison control , injury prevention , child abuse , computer science , programming language
To learn about the imaging characteristics of pulmonary emboli caused by metallic mercury and be aware that an underlying psychiatric condition might exist when mercury poisoning is not caused by occupational exposure.