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KMID : 0338419980130020127
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The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
1998 Volume.13 No. 2 p.127 ~ p.130
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Mercury inhalation poisoning and acute lung injury
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Jae Jeong Shim/Hong Euy Lim
Jae Jeong Shim/Sang Yub Lee/Sin Hyung Lee/Sei Yong Kang/Jae Yun Jo/Kwang Ho In/Han Gyum Kim*/Se Hwa Yoo/Kyung Ho Kang
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Abstract
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Acute mercury inhalation poisoning is a rare cause of acute lung injury. It is usually fatal because of progressive pulmonary failure. We experienced a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after illicit use of mercury vapor for hemorrhoid treatment; he developed acute chemical pneumonitis following exposure to mercury vapor. Prompt treatment with corticosteroids and penicillamine for acute chemical pneumonitis was instituted; radiologic pulmonary infiltrates disappeared within a week, but late phase neurologic sequelae and pulmonary interstitial fibrosis progressed.
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KEYWORD
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Acute mercury inhalation, Acute respiratory distress syndrome,
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