Mercury poisoning in two 13-year-old twin sisters

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic agent that evaporates in room temperature and its inhalation may cause poisoning. Due to the nonspecific symptoms, diagnosis is difficult in special circumstances with no initial history of Hg exposure. We report two such cases of Hg poisoning. The patients were two sisters,...

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Main Authors: Ezzat Khodashenas, Mohammadhassan Aelami, Mahdi Balali-Mood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2015;volume=20;issue=3;spage=308;epage=311;aulast=Khodashenas