Mercury poisoning: an unusual cause of polyarthritis.
Mercury is a toxic metal that is widely used in everyday life. It has organic and inorganic forms that are both toxic. As acute mercury poisoning is uncommon, diagnosis is difficult if the exposure is not manifest. It has usually a slow onset and non-specific symptoms. In this paper we report a patient who developed polyarthritis after mercury exposure.
Karataş
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GK
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. mgkarat@tr.net
Tosun
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Karacehennem
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Sepici
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D001168:Arthritis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003679:Deglutition / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged