title: [Acute grey mercury ointment poisoning].
abstract: The clinical picture of poisonings with gray mercury ointment in 56 patients after its cutaneous applications is described. The patients developed gastrointestinal disorders, nephro- and hepatopathies, fever, and dermatitis. The concentration of mercury in the blood was as high as 800 micrograms/liter. The principal agent in conservative therapy is unithiol as an antidote. In grave and medium-severe poisonings hemoperfusion is the most effective modality; early administration of this measure helps appreciably alleviate the course of the disease and prevent the complications most hazardous for life (acute renal failure, etc.).
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Koriakov
authors.forename: Iu S
authors.initials: IuS
authors.lastname: Gol'dfarb
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006464:Hemoperfusion; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009824:Ointments; D012651:Self Medication; D014494:Unithiol / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D014494:Unithiol; D008628:Mercury
vernacular_title: Ostrye otravleniia seroĭ rtutnoĭ maz'iu.