Intravenous Injection Of Mercury Research Articles

A case of intravenous injection of mercury poisoning

There are few reports of poisoning caused by high-dose intravenous injection of mercury. Its clinical manifestations are diverse and the risk of mortality is high. Currently, the pathogenesis is not clear and the treatment experience is insufficient, leading to difficulties in clinical diagnosis and treatment. In this article, the data of a case of mercury poisoning caused by intravenous self-administration was analyzed and summarized. The patient developed multiple organ dysfunction syndrome after intravenous injection of high-dose mercury. After comprehensive treatment, such as mercury removal, organ support, and infection prevention, the condition was improved. This case suggests that intravenous injection of mercury can cause damage to the functions of multiple organs, such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys. Early treatment and intervention can bring benefits.

Chest computed tomography findings after intravenous injection of mercury.

Chest computed tomography findings after intravenous injection of mercury.

Homicide Due to Intravenous Metallic Mercury Injection Followed by Sodium Cyanide Injection

We report a case of homicide due to intravenous mercury injection followed by meperidine and sodium cyanide injection. A 35-year-old woman was found dead in bed at home by her husband. Reportedly, she had been sick for more than 5 months. Initial death investigation revealed no evidence of foul play. Her death was believed to be natural. Therefore, her body was buried without an autopsy. Two months after death, her family requested an autopsy because they suspected her physician husband killed her. Her body was exhumed, and an autopsy was performed. Postmortem examination revealed numerous metallic mercury globules in the pulmonary arteries. Toxicological analysis revealed a high concentration of mercury in the tissue samples of the lungs, liver, heart, and kidney. In addition, cyanide and meperidine were also found in the heart and liver. The detailed case history and postmortem examination findings are described.

A Case of Pulmonary Embolism associated with Intravenous Mercury Injection

Pulmonary embolism from metallic mercury is rare. It may occur after a deliberate intravenous injection of mercury as a suicide gesture, in the presence of drug abuse or severe psychiatric disturbance, with the hope of increasing athletic and sexual performance, and accidentally during right heart catheterization while sampling blood with mercury containing syringes. We have experienced the first case of pulmonary embolism associated with intravenous mercury injection in Korea. The blood mercury level remain elevated within the toxic range to date. This may be due to the continued absorption of embolized mercury. Multifocal areas of patchy perfusion defects are in both upper lung fields on perfusion scan of lung. Few of the abnormalities of respiratory or renal function reported previously were demonstrated. We report the case of a young male patient presenting with a clinical picture of pulmonary embolism, in whom widespread deposit of metallic mercury were demonstrated throughout both lungs and elsewhere in the body.

Attempted suicide by intravenous injection of mercury: A case report

A 37 year-old male attempted suicide by intravenous injection of metallic mercury. Besides the embolization to the various organs, he suffered no ill-effects.

Attempted Suicide by Intravenous Injection of Mercury

We present the autopsy findings of a case of attempted suicide by self-administration of elemental mercury, resulting in mercury embolization to the heart and lungs. The person lived for 5 months afterward and subsequently died as a result of narcotic toxicity combined with loss of blood from an incised radial artery. A collection of metallic mercury droplets imbedded in a fibrous tissue granuloma was found in the apex of the right ventricular chamber, and metallic densities were seen on radiography of heart and lungs. The levels of mercury in various organs are shown, and the toxicology of elemental mercury is briefly discussed. The literature describing similar cases of metallic mercury emboli is reviewed. Owing to the apparent rarity of the phenomenon, many questions regarding the risk of death following intravenous injection of metallic mercury still remain unanswered.

Mercury Poisoning from Intravenous Injection: Treatment by Granuloma Resection

Intravenous injection of mercury is a rare event. Mercury administered by this route may have several different consequences. In addition to elevated serum mercury levels, the diagnosis may be made by radiographic detection of metallic densities in the chest and at the sites of injection. Death due to mercury intoxication is unusual. Impairment of renal and hepatic function may occur. Our patient presented with gingivitis and a dentoalveolar abscess. Dense granulomas occur at the sites of injection. Treatment for these patients should include granuloma excision as the benefit of chelating agents, for chronic mercury intoxication is questionable. Skin and granuloma resection may leave vital structures exposed, necessitating flap coverage.

Mercury in the heart

Intravenous injection of metallic mercury is well described. 1–5 To our knowledge, echocardiographic findings of intracardiac mercury have not been presented. Sources of intravascular mercury are diverse and include accidental (during blood gas sampling), intentional (believed to increase muscular strength) and suicidal, as in our patient. This article describes certain consequences of intentional intravenous mercury injection, including echocardiographic manifestations.

Subcutaneous Injection of Metallic Mercury

METALLIC mercury poisoning is unusual. Oral intake of metallic mercury is usually of no consequence the patient's health. However, subcutaneous or intravenous injection of mercury poses a definite health hazard. We present a case of intentional self-injection of metallic mercury; systemic mercury absorption was monitored by laboratory determinations of mercury concentrations in serum and urine. Report of a Case A 13-year-old boy, who had a history of destructive and attention-getting behavior, drank a tablespoonful of metallic mercury nine days before hospital admission to see what would happen. There was no apparent reaction, and two days before admission, he injected metallic mercury subcutaneously in six different sites using one of his mother's insulin syringes. He estimated that he had injected 0.1 mL into each site, which became painful. At the time of admission, there were two small, nonfluctuant, tender masses on the left forearm, two on the dorsum of the

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A method is described for estimating the gaseous metabolism in rats during work. The apparatus for performing work, the gas analyzer and the method of recording the results were modified in relation to the previous experimental method to determine the Recovery-metabolism. It is shown that a relationship exists between the speed on the running belt and O2-intake, and that the O2-intake of individual animal in consecutive experiments, under these conditions is relatively constant. Measurement of the gaseous-metabolism in rats during work offers a possibility to control the progress of the artificially produced diseases in the cardio-pulmonary system for month together. For this purpose it was necessary to establish a relationship between O2-intake during the recovery and the working phase, we called it “Relative O2-intake”. We found a higher “Relative O2-intake” in rats with advanced silicosis as well as with severe oleothorax. Moreover, they had a lower working capacity and dyspnea after work. Also most of the animals with experimental multiple embolism of the lungs produced by the intravenous injection of Mercury showed conformity between the “Relative O2-intake” dyspnea and the severity of the disease. But in this case, it was necessary also to consider the “Absolute O2-intake” In animals with chronic cortexon high pressure we likewise found a higher “Relative O2-intake” and working Dyspnea.

INTRAVENOUS TREATMENT OF SYPHILIS.

My clinical experience with the intravenous injection of mercury in syphilis is as yet limited. I nevertheless feel warranted in presenting that experience to the profession. I confess that it was with some hesitancy that I adopted the method. I have, however, been pleased with my experience thus far. I herewith submit a report of ten cases in which I have used the intravenous injection with mercuric chlorid. It will be understood that I do not claim that the intravenous method was the only one available in all these cases, nor am I yet in a position to assert that it should be used as a routine practice. In several, however, it was a most valuable therapeutic resource, and in all of them its action was superior to that of any other method in my experience. In "malignant" cases and lesions that seriously menace the integrity of the nervous system

Technique of the Treatment of Syphilis by Intravenous Injection of Mercury

Technique of the Treatment of Syphilis by Intravenous Injection of Mercury