Subcutaneous injection of metallic mercury

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 345-348

  Soo, Y O Y ^a   Wong, C H ^a   Griffith, J F ^a   Chan, Thomas Y K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mercury toxicity; Metallic mercury; Subcutaneous injection; Tissue necrosis

Indexed keywords

DIMERCAPROL; MERCURY; SUCCIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; JOINT SURGERY; MERCURIALISM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF INJECTION; SKIN INDURATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WRIST; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARM; CHELATING AGENTS; DIMERCAPROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; NECROSIS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SUCCIMER; WRIST;

EID: 0038827185     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327103ht345cr     Document Type: Article

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