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1291589 
Journal Article 
[Elemental mercury embolism in the lung] 
Botnaru, V; Gavriliuc, A; Mihalache, V; Tuceac, C 
2004 
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Pneumologia
ISSN: 2067-2993 
53 
3 
109-114 
rum 
16108159 
Elemental mercury embolism to the lung - a case report A case of deliberate parenteral self-injection of elemental mercury in a drug-addict 18 years old man is presented. Chest x-ray films showed mercury deposits in the lungs, as well as around the injection site. At follow-up at 2 years, he was well, with none of the renal, gastrointestinal, or neurologic effects that can result from the oxidation of mercury. The clinical and radiological course of the patient is described.