Attempted suicide by intravenous injection of mercury: A case report

S. Godinho; L. L. Sirkin

doi:10.4102/sajr.v2i4.1631

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Attempted suicide by intravenous injection of mercury: A case report

S. Godinho, L. L. Sirkin

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S. Godinho, Radiology Department, Pretoria Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, South Africa
L. L. Sirkin, Radiology Department, Pretoria Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract

A 37 year-old male attempted suicide by intravenous injection of metallic mercury. Besides the embolization to the various organs, he suffered no ill-effects.

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