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Acute mercury poisoning
Author(s) -
McLAUCHLAN G. A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09351.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mercury poisoning , mercury (programming language) , chelation therapy , acute toxicity , toxicity , chelation , elemental mercury , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , waste management , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , thalassemia , computer science , programming language , flue gas , engineering
Summary A case of deliberate self poisoning with approximately 7 g mercuric chloride (the lethal dose is about 1 g) is described. The patient died after 6 days despite the use of chelating agents, plasma exchange and intensive supportive therapy. The management of acute mercury toxicity is discussed.