Acute Mercury Vapor Inhalation Toxicity after Burning Charms: A Case Report / 대한구급학회지
The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
;
: 182-185, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-655133
ABSTRACT
Cinnabar is the mineral with mercury in combination with sulfur, and it has been used to make charms in China and Korea. If cinnabar is overheated, mercury vapor that is extremely hazardous or sometimes fatal can be released. We experienced 5 patients of a family who were exposed to mercury vapor when they burnt charms. One of them developed severe acute respiratory failure and the patient needed mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Despite treatment with cortiocosteroid, D-penicillamine, ECMO and plasmapheresis, the radiologic findings of a patient worsened and he died.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Penicillamine
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Respiration, Artificial
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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Sulfur
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Burns
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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China
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Inhalation
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Plasmapheresis
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Mercury Compounds
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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