TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Acute mercury vapor poisoning in a 3-month-old infant: a case report
JO  - Clinica chimica acta: international journal of clinical chemistry
A1  - Gao, Zhenyan
A1  - Ying, Xiaolan
A1  - Yan, Jin
A1  - Wang, Ju
A1  - Cai, Shizhong
A1  - Yan, Chonghuai
SP  - 119
EP  - 122
VL  - 465
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: We investigated the clinical characteristics of a 3-month-old infant with acute mercury vapor poisoning. Clinical symptoms of acute mercury poisoning in infants include acute onset, rapid progression, severe illness with respiratory symptoms that may result in pneumothoraces and aspiration pneumonias. CASE PRESENTATION: A 3-month-old girl presented with pneumothoraces and respiratory failure to the hospital. Two days before hospitalization, the girl had stayed in a room containing mercury vapor for several hours. She was hospitalized for acute mercury poisoning. We used sodium dimercaptosulphonate (DMPS) for treatment. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Pulmonary disease was mainly induced by the inhalation of mercury vapor. The disease was characterized by acute respiratory distress, pneumothorax and acute chemical pneumonitis. It responded to chelation therapy with the agent DMPS.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier B.V.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-8981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2016.12.019
ID  - ref1
ER  -