| Literature DB >> 19195921 |
Morio Iino1, Christopher J O'Donnell, Michael P Burke.
Abstract
Mercury is known to be associated with both acute and chronic poisoning. A 36-year-old man intentionally ingested mercuric chloride (HgCl(2)) and died within 24h. Post-mortem CT images showed oral, esophageal and gastric wall hyperdense "staining". On toxicological analysis, the blood concentration of mercury was measured at 25.5mg/L; a figure far higher than reported lethal levels. Autopsy was not performed in order to prevent potential inhalation of mercury vapor by pathology staff.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19195921 DOI： 10.1016/j.legalmed.2008.12.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Leg Med (Tokyo) ISSN： 1344-6223 Impact factor: 1.376