Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury.
Elemental mercury poisoning most commonly occurs through vapor inhalation as mercury is well absorbed through the lungs. Administering subcutaneous and intravenous elemental mercury is very uncommon but with only a few isolated case reports in the literature. We present an unusual case of elemental mercury poisoning in a 20-year-old young male who presented with chest pain, fever, and hemoptysis. He had injected himself subcutaneously with elemental mercury obtained from a sphygmomanometer. The typical radiographic findings in the chest, forearm, and abdomen are discussed, with a review of the literature.
Wale
Jaywant
J
Department of Radiodiagnosis, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior, India.
Yadav
Pankaj K
PK
Garg
Shairy
S