Intravenous injection of elemental mercury: A report of two cases
Two cases of intravenous injection of elemental mercury are described in this report. One patient succumbed and the other remains asymptomatic two years after the surgical removal of all the injected mercury. Management of intravenous injection of elemental mercury (intended to be an aphrodisiac in...
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doaj-39d5534062434565bd63597e243aadad2020-11-25T03:18:42ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2008-07-01410221421810.1055/s-0039-1699270Intravenous injection of elemental mercury: A report of two casesA. Gopalakrishna0T. V. Pavan Kumar1Departments of Plastic Surgery and 1General Surgery, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDepartments of Plastic Surgery and 1General Surgery, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaTwo cases of intravenous injection of elemental mercury are described in this report. One patient succumbed and the other remains asymptomatic two years after the surgical removal of all the injected mercury. Management of intravenous injection of elemental mercury (intended to be an aphrodisiac in these two cases) is discussed here and the need for surgical removal of all accessible mercury has been emphasizedhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699270elemental mercuryintravenous injection |
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Intravenous injection of elemental mercury: A report of two cases |
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Intravenous injection of elemental mercury: A report of two cases |
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Intravenous injection of elemental mercury: A report of two cases |
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Intravenous injection of elemental mercury: A report of two cases |
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intravenous injection of elemental mercury: a report of two cases |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. |
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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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0970-0358 1998-376X |
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2008-07-01 |
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Two cases of intravenous injection of elemental mercury are described in this report. One patient succumbed and the other remains asymptomatic two years after the surgical removal of all the injected mercury. Management of intravenous injection of elemental mercury (intended to be an aphrodisiac in these two cases) is discussed here and the need for surgical removal of all accessible mercury has been emphasized |
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