%0 Case Reports
%T Elemental Mercury Poisoning by Self-Injection - A Report of Two Cases.
%A Chandran A
%A Rajan T M S
%A Menedal A
%A Rajasubramanya P
%J J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol
%V 29
%N 4
%D 2024 Aug 12
%M 39005175
暂无%R 10.1142/S2424835524720123
%X Injection of mercury into the upper limb is a rare method of self-harm. We report two patients with varied clinical presentations - a 19-year-old male student who injected himself with mercury extracted from a sphygmomanometer bulb and reported to our emergency department 24 hours after the event and a 34-year-old industry worker who presented 2 years after injecting himself with elemental mercury. The management of mercury poisoning is described along with a brief review of literature. Mercury is a toxic element and adequate safety precautions must be taken by the surgical team in the management of such patients. Level of Evidence: Level V (Therapeutic).