Accidental subcutaneous injection of elemental mercury. A case report

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 292-296

  Maynou, C ^a   Mathieu Nolf, M ^a   Mestdagh, H ^a   Gillas Buron, G ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Intoxication; Mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MERCURIALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; NERVE DEGENERATION; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 0033938273     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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