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(Chest. 1971;59:677-678.)
© 1971 American College of Chest Physicians

Acute Mercury Vapor Poisoning in the Home

Ethan A. Natelson M.D.1; Bernard J. Blumenthal M.D.2; and Herbert L. Fred M.D., F.C.C.P.3

1 Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
2 Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
3 Director, Medical Education, St. Joseph Hospital, Houston

A patient is presented who suffered a serious respiratory illness when heat from the oven in his kitchen vaporized nearby metallic mercury. The case cautions against the indiscriminate handling d mercury and illustrates that in a nonindustrial setting, early recognition of mercury vapor poisoning can be difficult.






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