Deliberate, repeated self-administration of metallic mercury injection: case report and review of the literature.
Self-administration of metallic mercury through the intravenous route is rare. This event has been reported in psychiatric patients and in suicide attempts. We report a case of successive intravenous self-injections of mercury demonstrated by plain film radiographs and CT scans of the thorax and abdomen.
Givica-Pérez
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Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Servicio de Radiodiagnostico, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. amparo.givica@teleline.es
Santana-Montesdeoca
J M
JM
Díaz-Sánchez
M
M
Martínez-Lagares
F J
FJ
Castaneda
W R
WR
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008628:Mercury