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Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury

Tufan Akın Giray(İSTİNYE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-4619-4034
Ali Sağlık(İSTİNYE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-3216-0303
Ayşegül Akçebe(İSTİNYE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-5094-5948
Tarık Ocak(İSTİNYE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-4721-8616
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2026-01-10
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These cases highlight the potential role of chelation therapy even in the late stage of mercury poisoning.

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Amaç & Hipotez:Mercury inhalation toxicity can cause severe lung damage and may be fatal without appropriate intervention.
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Temel Bulgular & Veri:This article presents two patients who were exposed to elemental mercury during artisanal gold mining and developed shortness of breath with bilateral lung infiltrates.
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Sonuç & Katkı:These cases highlight the potential role of chelation therapy even in the late stage of mercury poisoning.
🔬Tür:Case Report
📍Kapsam:Genişletilmiş Akademik Örneklem
⚙️Değişkenler:Elemental mercury · Mercury poisoning · Inhalation injury

Abstract

Mercury inhalation toxicity can cause severe lung damage and may be fatal without appropriate intervention. This article presents two patients who were exposed to elemental mercury during artisanal gold mining and developed shortness of breath with bilateral lung infiltrates. Both patients were administered intramuscular Dimercaprol with a delay. Despite the late intervention, both recovered without sequelae. These cases highlight the potential role of chelation therapy even in the late stage of mercury poisoning.

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Giray, T. A., Sağlık, A., Akçebe, A., Ocak, T. (2026). Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, Volume: 7 Issue: 3. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.1754672

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