@article{ref1,
title="Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury",
journal="Indian journal of radiology and imaging",
year="2010",
author="Wale, Jaywant and Yadav, Pankaj K. and Garg, Shairy",
volume="20",
number="2",
pages="147-149",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0971-3026",
doi="10.4103/0971-3026.63056",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.63056"
}