Elemental mercury injection into the hand: A case report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2019.v05.i05.011Keywords:
Chelation therapy, Mercury, Toxicity.Abstract
Injecting mercury for suicidal purposes is very uncommon and only a few cases have been reported. Here, we present an unusual case of injection of elementalmercury into the hand by a 27-year-old male leading to cellulitis. The need for debridement and chelation therapy based on the measured blood and urine mercury levels has been discussed.
Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Downloads
Published
2019-09-27
Issue
Section
Case Report
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
How to Cite
Elemental mercury injection into the hand: A case report. (2019). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 5(5), 432-434. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2019.v05.i05.011
