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Mercury (Hg) (fluid, metallic, elemental) i.v., i.m.

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Mercury pulmonary embolism

Publications

Mamdani H, Vettese TE

Images in clinical medicine. Pulmonary emboli caused by mercury.

The New England journal of medicine 2013 Nov 21;369;2031 — 2013 Nov 21 — 2031

Bach AG, Restrepo CS, Abbas J, Villanueva A, Lorenzo Dus MJ, Schöpf R, Imanaka H, Lehmkuhl L, Tsang FH, Saad FF, Lau E, Rubio Alvarez J, Battal B, Behrmann C, Spielmann RP, Surov A

Imaging of nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism: biological materials, nonbiological materials, and foreign bodies.

European journal of radiology 2013 Mar;82;e120-41 — 2013 Mar — e120-41

Kang SH, Park SW, Moon KY

Postoperative systemic dissemination of injected elemental mercury.

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2011 Apr;49;245-7 — 2011 Apr — 245-7

Lorenzo Dus MJ, Cases Viedma E, Bravo Gutiérrez J, Lloris Bayo A, Sanchis Aldás JL

[Pulmonary embolism caused by elemental mercury].

Archivos de bronconeumologia 2007 Oct;43;585-7 — 2007 Oct — 585-7

Baddi L, Ray D

An unusual nosocomial pneumonia.

Chest 2002 Sep;122;1077-9 — 2002 Sep — 1077-9

McFee RB, Caraccio TR

Intravenous mercury injection and ingestion: clinical manifestations and management.

Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology 2001;39;733-8 — 2001 — 733-8

Gutiérrez F, Leon L

Images in clinical medicine. Elemental mercury embolism to the lung.

The New England journal of medicine 2000 Jun 15;342;1791 — 2000 Jun 15 — 1791

Peterson N, Harvey-Smith W, Rohrmann CA

Radiographic aspects of metallic mercury embolism.

AJR. American journal of roentgenology 1980 Nov;135;1079-81 — 1980 Nov — 1079-81

De Ruggieri MA, Pampiglione E, Annicchiarico Petruzzelli B, Aurizi A

[A case of embolism caused by metallic mercury in a drug addict].

Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita 1989 May-Aug;1;673-8 — 1989 May-Aug — 673-8