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Elemental Mercury Poisoning by Self-Injection - A Report of Two Cases.

Aswathy ChandranSheeja Rajan T MAkshata MenedalPriyavrata Rajasubramanya
Published in: The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume (2024)
Injection of mercury into the upper limb is a rare method of self-harm. We report two patients with varied clinical presentations - a 19-year-old male student who injected himself with mercury extracted from a sphygmomanometer bulb and reported to our emergency department 24 hours after the event and a 34-year-old industry worker who presented 2 years after injecting himself with elemental mercury. The management of mercury poisoning is described along with a brief review of literature. Mercury is a toxic element and adequate safety precautions must be taken by the surgical team in the management of such patients. Level of Evidence: Level V (Therapeutic).
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