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    Acute mercury poisoning: a case report
    (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010-01-01) Sarikaya, Sezgin; Karcioglu, Ozgur; Ay, Didem; Cetin, Asli; Aktas, Can; Serinken, Mustafa
    Background: Mercury poisoning can occur as a result of occupational hazard or suicide attempt. This article presents a 36-year-old case admitted to emergency department (ED) due to exposure to metallic mercury. Case Presentation: A 36-year-old woman presented to the ED with a three-day history of abdominal pain, diarrhea and fever. One week ago her daughter had brought mercury in the liquid form from the school. She had put it on the heating stove. One day later, her 14-month old sister baby got fever and died before admission to the hospital. Her blood pressure was 134/87 mmHg