Evaluation of mercury exposure level, clinical diagnosis and treatment for mercury intoxication

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ye, Byeong Jin ^a,b   Kim, Byoung Gwon ^b   Jeon, Man Joong ^c   Kim, Se Yeong ^d   Kim, Hawn Cheol ^e   Jang, Tae Won ^f   Chae, Hong Jae ^g   Choi, Won Jun ^h   Ha, Mi Na ⁱ   Hong, Young Seoub ^b  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^d Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

^f The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^g Gwangju KS Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Intoxication; Mercury; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DIMERCAPROL; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; PENICILLAMINE; SUCCIMER; UNITHIOL;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CARCINOGENICITY; CARDIOTOXICITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MERCURIALISM; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW;

EID: 84996477507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20524374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40557-015-0086-8     Document Type: Review

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