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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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I.b Pneumonitis (ILD)

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Last update : 06/03/2018
 
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Mercury (Hg) (fluid, metallic, elemental) i.v., i.m.
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Mercury (fluid), p.o.
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Mercury salts
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Publications

All that glitters is not gold: Mercury poisoning in a family mimicking an infectious illness.
Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care 2020 Feb;50;100758 2020 Feb
Diffuse lung disease caused by inhalation of mercury vapor.
The American review of respiratory disease 1969 Mar;99;430-6 1969 Mar

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