Household poisoning cases from mercury brought from school

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-400

  Tezer, Hasan ^a   Erkoçoǧlu, Mustafa ^a   Kara, Ateş ^a   BayrakcI, Benan ^a   Düzova, Ali ^a   Tekşam, Özlem ^a   Aysun, Sabiha ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mercury; Neurotoxicity; Poisoning; Potential hazards in school science laboratories

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; MERCURY; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; SUCCIMER;

ACRODYNIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DESQUAMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; SIBLINGS;

EID: 79954432196     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1317-1     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. E Azziz-Baumgartner G Luber H Schurz-Rogers, et al. 2007 Exposure assessment of a mercury spill in a Nevada school-2004 Clin Toxicol (Phila) 45 4 391 395 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD2sXnt1SmsbY%3D (Pubitemid 46718129)
2. L Barregard G Sallsten A Schutz, et al. 1992 Kinetics of mercury in blood and urine after brief occupational exposure Arch Environ Health 47 176 184 1596100 10.1080/00039896.1992.9938347 1:STN:280:DyaK383otFegtQ%3D%3D
3. KM Beusterien RA Etzel MM Agocs, et al. 1991 Indoor air mercury concentrations following application of interior latex paint Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 21 1 62 64 1898118 10.1007/BF01055557 1:CAS:528:DyaK3MXksFKjtrs%3D
4. RE Bluhm RG Bobbitt LW Welch, et al. 1992 Elemental mercury vapour toxicity, treatment, and prognosis after acute, intensive exposure in chloralkali plant workers. Part I: history, neuropsychological findings and chelator effects Hum Exp Toxicol 11 3 201 210 1352115 10.1177/096032719201100308 1:CAS:528:DyaK38XmsFOiu7s%3D
5. D Cherry L Lowry L Velez, et al. 2002 Elemental mercury poisoning in a family of seven Fam Community Health 24 1 8 11772345
6. N Erkek S Senel A Sarac, et al. 2010 Being alive after a severe inorganic mercury intoxication Eur J Pediatr 169 5 625 628 19802724 10.1007/s00431-009- 1073-2
7. Fischbach FT (1992) A manual of laboratory & diagnostic testing, 4th edn. J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, pp 214-216
8. M Gochfeld 2003 Cases of mercury exposure, bioavailability, and absorption Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 56 174 179 12915150 10.1016/S0147-6513(03) 00060-5 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD3sXmt1Wqu7o%3D (Pubitemid 36962794)
9. JB Hursh MG Cherian TW Clarkson, et al. 1976 Clearence of mercury (Hg-197, Hg-203) vapor inhaled by human subjects Arch Environ Health 31 302 309 999343 1:CAS:528:DyaE2sXhtVWmtbw%3D (Pubitemid 8005015)
10. CL Johnson 2004 Mercury in the environment: sources, toxicities and prevention of exposure Pediatr Ann 33 7 437 442 15298308 (Pubitemid 38917839)
11. RT Kao S Dault T Pichay 2004 Understanding the mercury reduction issue: the impact of mercury on the environment and human health J Calif Dent Assoc 32 574 579 15468538
12. R MacLehose G Pitt S Will, et al. 2001 Mercury contamination incident J Public Health Med 23 18 22 11315688 10.1093/pubmed/23.1.18 1:STN:280: DC%2BD3MzjvFOhug%3D%3D (Pubitemid 32246297)
13. AC Rennie M McGregor-Schuerman IM Dale, et al. 1999 Mercury poisoning after spillage at home from a sphygmomanometer on loan from hospital BMJ 319 366 367 10435962 1:STN:280:DyaK1MzmsFWqsQ%3D%3D (Pubitemid 29364087)
14. JF Risher SN Amler 2005 Mercury exposure: evaluation and intervention. The inappropriate use of chelating agents in the diagnosis and treatment of putative mercury poisoning Neurotoxicology 26 691 699 16009427 10.1016/j.neuro.2005.05.004 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD2MXos1Wrsr8%3D (Pubitemid 41175902)
15. WW Tunnessen Jr KJ McMahon M Baser 1987 Acrodynia: exposure to mercury from fluorescent light bulbs Pediatrics 79 5 786 789 3575038 (Pubitemid 17087150)
16. KO Yeates ME Mortensen 1994 Acute and chronic neuropsychological consequences of mercury vapor poisoning in two early adolescents J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 16 2 209 222 8021308 10.1080/01688639408402632 1:STN:280: DyaK2c3pt1Gksg%3D%3D (Pubitemid 24119772)