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- specific in nature and may be easily misdiagnosed. The signs and urine mercury concentration (Table 1). The patient’s siblings and par-
- of the clinical characteristics of this disease process as well as the therapy with dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA (10 mg/kg every 8 hours
- on a full-time schedule. On physical examination, the boy was irritable ing. She requested testing from her primary care physician; a 24-hour
- TABLE 1 Characteristics of family members involved in a residential elemental mercury exposure
- TABLE 2 Relationship of urine mercury concentration vs time exposure and treated with chelation therapy. Due to a desire to
- 50 undetectable. In this patient, whole blood mercury concentrations
- were detectable (>0 mcg/L) for 8 months after the diagnosis was
- established, and urine mercury concentrations were detectable (>0
- oral chelation with DMSA (10 mg/kg every 8 hours for 5 days, had complete resolution of their signs and symptoms.
- followed by 10 mg/kg every 12 hours for 14 days) was initiated. The Symptomatic patients were treated with oral chelation therapy; a
- state Emergency Response department was contacted and performed single course of DMSA (10 mg/kg orally every 8 hours for 5 days,
- mercury vapor assessment of the patient’s home. Elevated mercury followed by 10 mg/kg orally every 12 hours for 14 days) was pre-
- presented in Table 1. Serial urine mercury concentrations were atilization at room temperatures; as mercury vapor is odorless and
- nation half-life of mercury in the urine ranged from 1.9-6.0 months mental mercury beads by the use of a traditional home vacuum
- (mean 4.8 months) in the patients who received chelation therapy. cleaner may enhance the volatility and spread. Elemental mercury also
- are depicted in Table 2. The half-life of mercury in the blood was contaminated portions of porous surfaces may be cut out, removed,
- Approximately 80% of an inhaled dose of elemental mercury is and peeling of the hands and feet, is occasionally noted in young chil-
- barriers readily. Children are more susceptible than adults to the and feces, it is not readily detectable in the urine.5,24 As the half-life
- (the equivalent of two tablespoons or 30 mL) must be reported to the fully used in the treatment of mercury intoxication.39 Compared with
- mercury%20weigh%20about%20one%20pound. Accessed January (Phila). 2008;46(5):479-481.
Methods (brief)
- personality changes and complained of headaches. The family dog and physical therapy. Amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide were pre-
- subtle and nonspecific in nature and may include weakness, pain, be collected in a trace metal-free collection container to reduce
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- Caravati EM, Erdman AR, Christianson G, et al. Elemental mercury
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- Yildiz M, Adrovic A, Gurup A, et al. Mercury intoxication resembling 38. Bjørklund G, Mutter J, Aaseth J. Metal chelators and neurotoxicity:
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