Open AccessAplastic anemia and membranous nephropathy induced by intravenous mercury
Author(s) -
N.a Priya,
V.N.a Nagaprabhu,
George Kurian,
N.c Seethalakshmi,
Ganapathi Rao,
VN Unni
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.106040
Subject(s) - medicine , mercury (programming language) , aplastic anemia , anemia , mercury poisoning , membranous nephropathy , nephropathy , toxicity , immunology , kidney , glomerulonephritis , endocrinology , bone marrow , diabetes mellitus , computer science , programming language
Self-injection of mercury can be life-threatening. We report a case of attempted suicide by self-intravenous injection of elemental mercury. The patient suffered from two side effects : membranous nephropathy and aplastic anemia. She was treated and the systemic effects of mercury were reversed after 4 years. The toxicology of mercury, mechanisms of renal and systemic toxicities, and the various therapeutic measures for mercury poisoning are discussed.