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mercury poisoning

poisoning caused by mercury chemicals
Class type of: metal poisoning, chemical hazard, rare intoxication Q408089

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
class of disease
Subclass of
metal poisoning, chemical hazard, rare intoxication, environmental impact of mercury[2][3][4][5]
Cause of death
pulmonary edema, respiratory failure[6][7]
Afflicts
human eye, kidney, central nervous system, respiratory system, skin, human[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Age of onset
any age
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[36]
Different from
mercury exposure
Drug or therapy used for treatment
D-penicillamine
First aid measures
artificial respiration, irrigation, decontamination, immediate medical attention, airway management, oxygen therapy
Has cause
mercury[32]
Has effect
hypersalivation, enteritis, kidney disease, central nervous system disease, pulmonary fibrosis, restrictive lung disease, chronic respiratory failure, aneuploidy, dysmenorrhea, miscarriage, mental disorder, inflammation, tremor, anxiety, pseudobulbar affect, memory loss, insomnia, anorexia, fatigue[37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Has phenotype
arterial hypertension, seizure, mental confusion, dystonia, tremor, tachycardia, acute kidney injury, nausea, anorexia, dyspnea, Respiratory distress, leukoaraiosis, hypotension, respiratory failure, hypokalemia, Generalized muscle weakness, interstitial lung disease, unconsciousness, insomnia
Health specialty
emergency medicine
ICD-9-CM
985.0
Manner of death
natural causes[35]
P14541
4GqYso
P14914
D330021
Possible treatment
chelation therapy[33]
Prevalence
+0.00005[34]
Route of administration
inhalation administration, eye contact, skin absorption, ingestion[8][9][10][11]
Symptoms and signs
eye irritation, proteinuria, weight loss, anorexia, gastrointestinal distress, stomatitis, fatigue, indecision, irritability, insomnia, tremor, chemical pneumonitis, bronchitis, dyspnea, chest pain, cough, irritant dermatitis, irritation, pulmonary edema, respiratory failure, kidney disease, chronic renal insufficiency, tachycardia, arterial hypertension, dysgeusia, saliva secretion, dysphagia, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, headache, asthenia, visual disturbance, exanthem, contact dermatitis[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Mercury intoxication en hydrargyria en mercurialism en mercury overdose en mercury poisoning en mercury toxicity ar تسمم بالزئبق cs hydrargyria cs hydrargyrie cs otrava rtutí cs toxicita rtuti da Kviksølvforgiftning de Quecksilbervergiftung el δηλητηρίαση από υδράργυρο es hidrargiria es envenenamiento por mercurio es hidrargirismo es intoxicacion por mercurio es intoxicación por mercurio es mercurialismo
🔖 Identifiers · 37
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85083801
GND ID
4115684-5
OpenAlex ID
C2778234491, C2910484890
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Mercury - Skin - 42041654271.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
4b08fcc7-bc99-48d1-bf9d-00ca388cabc5
DiseasesDB
8057
EMedicine ID
1175560
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
181832
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/mercury-poisoning
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
mercure-toxicologie
Exact match
www.orpha.net
Experimental Factor Ontology ID
1001810
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Freebase ID
/m/01yh_p
GARD rare disease ID
7021
ICD-10 ID
T56.1
ICD-10-CM
T56.1
ICD-9 ID
985.0
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
mercury-poisoning
KBpedia ID
MercuryPoisoning
Lex ID
kviksølvforgiftning
MeSH descriptor ID
D008630
MeSH tree code
C25.723.522.875
MedlinePlus ID
002476
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2778234491, 2910484890
Mondo ID
MONDO_0018020
NDL Authority ID
01239516
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007565661005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000334374
Orphanet ID
330021
PatientsLikeMe condition ID
mercury-poisoning
Quora topic ID
Mercury-Poisoning
ScienceDirect topic ID
biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/mercury-poisoning, food-science/mercury-poisoning, nursing-and-health-professions/mercury-poisoning, pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/mercury-poisoning
Topic's main category
Category:Mercury poisoning
UMLS CUI
C0025427
WikiProjectMed ID
Mercury poisoning
YSO ID
19121
Yale LUX ID
concept/c7aaa863-4515-4165-8776-073030fe893d

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🔗 Connections
Symptoms and signs 29
headache, diarrhea, cough, arterial hypertension, insomnia, bronchitis, fatigue, dyspnea +21 more
Has effect 17
mental disorder, anxiety, inflammation, insomnia, fatigue, miscarriage, dysmenorrhea, tremor +9 more
Afflicts 6
human, skin, kidney, respiratory system, central nervous system, human eye
First aid measures 5
oxygen therapy, artificial respiration, decontamination, airway management, irrigation
Examples 3
1971 Iraq poison grain disaster, Niigata Minamata disease, Kodaikanal mercury poisoning
Route of administration 3
ingestion, inhalation administration, skin absorption
Subtypes 3
Minamata disease, mercury in fish, Ontario Minamata disease
← Cause of death 3
Agnès Sorel, Karen Wetterhahn, Emperor Xuánzong of Tang
← Has cause 3
photophobia, formication, Acrodynia
Cause of death 2
pulmonary edema, respiratory failure
Subclass of 2
metal poisoning, chemical hazard
← Has effect 2
mercury, mercury in fish
Drug or therapy used for treatment 1
D-penicillamine
Has cause 1
mercury
Health specialty 1
emergency medicine
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Possible treatment 1
chelation therapy
Topic's main category 1
Category:Mercury poisoning
← Associated hazard 1
mercury
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Mercury poisoning
← Manner of death 1
Léon Foucault
← Medical condition treated 1
D-penicillamine
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Summary

mercury poisoning is a class of disease[1].

Related Entities

Agnès Sorel emergency medicine Léon Foucault

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  33. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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    First aid measures → artificial respiration, irrigation, decontamination +3
    Different from → mercury exposure
    Possible treatment → chelation therapy
    Drug or therapy used for treatment → D-penicillamine
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