TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury
JO  - Indian journal of radiology and imaging
A1  - Wale, Jaywant
A1  - Yadav, Pankaj K.
A1  - Garg, Shairy
SP  - 147
EP  - 149
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0971-3026
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.63056
ID  - ref1
ER  -