Citation

Wale J, Yadav PK, Garg S. Indian J. Radiol. Imaging 2010; 20(2): 147-149.

Affiliation

Department of Radiodiagnosis, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0971-3026.63056

PMID

20607031

PMCID

PMC2890926

Abstract

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.

Language: en