A case of high mercury exposure from dental amalgam.
This report describes a patient who suffered from several complaints, which by herself were attributed to her amalgam fillings. Analysis of mercury in plasma and urine showed unexpectedly high concentrations, 63 and 223 nmol/l, respectively. Following removal of the amalgam fillings, the urinary excretion of mercury became gradually normalized, and her symptoms declined.
Langworth
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Dept. Occupational Medicine, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.
Strömberg
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004244:Dizziness / Q000209:etiology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008628:Mercury / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000209:etiology
D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury