Mercury poisoning
| Subclass of | metal poisoning, chemical hazard, rare intoxication, environmental impact of mercury  |
|---|---|
| Manner of death | natural causes |
| Cause of death | pulmonary edema, respiratory failure |
| Has cause | mercury |
| Health specialty | emergency medicine |
| Possible treatment | chelation therapy |
| Drug or therapy used for treatment | D-penicillamine |
| Route of administration | inhalation administration, eye contact, skin absorption, ingestion |
| ICD-9-CM | 985.0 |
Mercury poisoning be a type of metal poisoning secof exposure to mercury.[1] Symptoms dey depend upon de type, dose, method, den duration of exposure.[1][2] Dem fi include muscle weakness, poor coordination, numbness insyd de hands den feet, skin rashes, anxiety, memory problems, trouble speaking, trouble hearing, anaa trouble seeing.[3] High-level exposure to methylmercury be known as Minamata disease.[4] Methylmercury exposure insyd kiddies fi result in acrodynia (pink disease) insyd wich de skin cam be pink den dey peel.[4] Long-term complications fi include kidney problems den decreased intelligence.[4] De effects of long-term exposure to methylmercury at very low doses be unclear.[5]
Forms of mercury exposure dey include metal, vapor, salt, den organic compound.[6] Chaw exposure be from eating fish, amalgam-based dental fillings, anaa exposure at a workplace.[6] Insyd fish, those higher up insyd de food chain generally get higher levels of mercury, a process dem know as biomagnification.[6] Less commonly, poisoning fi occur as a method of attempted suicide.[6] Human activities wey dey release mercury into de environment dey include de burning of coal den mining of gold.[7][8] Tests of de blood, urine, den hair for mercury be available buh no dey relate well to de amount insyd de body.[6]
Prevention dey include eating a diet low in mercury, removing mercury from medical den oda devices, proper disposal of mercury, den no dey mining further mercury.[7][4] Insyd those plus acute poisoning from inorganic mercury salts, chelation plus either dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) anaa dimercaptopropane sulfonate (DMPS) dey appear to improve outcomes if given within a few hours of exposure.[9] Chelation for those plus long-term exposure be of unclear benefit.[9] Insyd certain communities wey dey survive on fishing, na rates of mercury poisoning among kiddies be as high as 1.7 per 100.[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 Bernhoft, Robin A. (2012). "Mercury toxicity and treatment: a review of the literature". Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/460508. ISSN 1687-9813. PMC 3253456. PMID 22235210.
- ↑ "Mercury and health". WHO. January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mercury". NIEHS. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Bose-O'Reilly S, McCarty KM, Steckling N, Lettmeier B (September 2010). "Mercury exposure and children's health". Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care. 40 (8): 186–215. doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2010.07.002. PMC 3096006. PMID 20816346.
- ↑ Hong YS, Kim YM, Lee KE (November 2012). "Methylmercury exposure and health effects". Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health = Yebang Uihakhoe Chi. 45 (6): 353–63. doi:10.3961/jpmph.2012.45.6.353. PMC 3514465. PMID 23230465.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bernhoft, Robin A. (2012). "Mercury toxicity and treatment: a review of the literature". Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/460508. ISSN 1687-9813. PMC 3253456. PMID 22235210.
- 1 2 3 "Mercury and health". WHO. January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ Environment, U. N. (2019-03-04). "Global Mercury Assessment 2018". UNEP - UN Environment Programme (in English). Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- 1 2 Kosnett MJ (December 2013). "The role of chelation in the treatment of arsenic and mercury poisoning". Journal of Medical Toxicology. 9 (4): 347–54. doi:10.1007/s13181-013-0344-5. PMC 3846971. PMID 24178900.
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