Rare Intoxication with Metallic Mercury
Raritná intoxikácia kovovou ortuťou
Autori opisujú mimoriadne zriedkavý prípad intravenóznej aplikácie kovovej ortuti v suicidálnom úmysle.Pacient bol bez subjektívnych ťažkostí a fyzikálne vyšetrenie neodhalilo žiadne patologické zmeny. Difúznerozložené početné drobné tiene na rtg snímke pľúc svedčili o prítomnosti ortuti v pľúcnych cievach. Laboratórnevyšetrenia obličiek odhalili proteinúriu a svedčili o prechodnej poruche tubulárnej funkcie obličiek. Intravenóznachelátová liečba DMPS mala výborný účinok. Pacient je po roku sledovania bez znakov intoxikácie ortuťou.
Klíčová slova:
intoxikácia ortuťou, cheláty, DMPS
Authors:
J. Mrázová 1; I. Bátora 2; D. Mozolová 1; M. Benedeková 1
Authors‘ workplace:
I. detská klinika DFNsP, Bratislava
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Published in:
Čes-slov Pediat 2000; (4): 248-250.
Category:
Overview
The authors describe an extremely rare case of intravenous administration of metallic mercury with suicidalintention. The patient was free from subjective complaints and physical examination did not reveal any pathologicalchanges. Diffusely scattered numerous small shadows on the X-ray of the lungs suggested the presence of mercuryin the lungs. Laboratory investigations revealed proteinuria and suggested the transient renal of the tubulardisorder. Intravenous chelate treatment with DMPS had an excellent effect. The patient is after one year free fromsigns of mercury intoxication.
Key words:
mercury intoxication, chelates, DMPS
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