Sisters with Mercury Exposure
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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, presenting with pain in extremities, itchy rashes, sweating, salivation, weakness, and mood chang...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of UOEH
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0387-821X,2187-2864
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.8.449