title: Aggravated neuromuscular symptoms of mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings.
abstract: Dental amalgam fillings are widely used all over the world. However, their mercury content can lead to various side effects and clinical problems. Acute or chronic mercury exposure can cause several side effects on the central nerve system, renal and hepatic functions, immune system, fetal development and it can play a role on exacerbation of neuromuscular diseases. In this case, we will present a patient with vacuolar myopathy whose symptoms were started and aggravated with her dental amalgam fillings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey. Electronic address: draylayavuz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ayla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akbal
authors.affiliation: Occupational Diseases Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hınç
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.affiliation: Occupational Diseases Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tutkun
authors.affiliation: Occupational Diseases Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Durdu Mehmet
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Köş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016464:Lysosomal Storage Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D008628:Mercury / Q000633:toxicity*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury
keywords: Dental amalgam fillings; Mercury exposure; Muscular force