A cluster of pediatric metallic mercury exposure cases treated with meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA)

Nine children and their mother were exposed to vapors of metallic mercury. The source of the exposure appears to have been a 6-oz vial of mercury taken from a neighbor's home. The neighbor reportedly operated a business preparing mercury-filled amulets for practitioners of the Afro-Caribbean re...

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Main Authors: Forman, J, Moline, J, Cernichiari, E, Sayegh, S, Torres, J C, Landrigan, M M, Hudson, J, Adel, H N, Landrigan, P J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2000
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1638142/