Subcutaneous injection of elemental mercury with distant skin lesions

Authors
Souza, EM Cintra, ML Melo, VG Vieira, RJ De Capitani, EM Zambrone, FASD
Citation
Em. Souza et al., Subcutaneous injection of elemental mercury with distant skin lesions, J TOX-CLIN, 38(4), 2000, pp. 441-443
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology,"Pharmacology & Toxicology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY-CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
ISSN journal
07313810 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
441 - 443
Database
ISI
SICI code
0731-3810(2000)38:4<441:SIOEMW>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Background: Mercury poisoning presents a variety of clinical pictures depen ding on chemical structure, amount absorbed, total mercury burden, and indi vidual factors. Distant skin lesions, after subcutaneous injection of metal lic mercury, have not been previously described. Case Report: We present a homicidal, subcutaneous injection of mercury resulting in widespread skin l esions, remote from the radiologically visible mercury. The lesions appeare d at 40 days and began to clear at 6 months after the injection.