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  • Title: [Mercury poisoning caused by a homeopathic drug].
    Author: Montoya-Cabrera MA, Rubio-Rodríguez S, Velázquez-Gonzalez E, Avila Montoya S.
    Journal: Gac Med Mex; 1991; 127(3):267-70. PubMed ID: 1839288.
    Abstract:
    We report an infant with diaper dermatitis and mild respiratory and enteral infections, treated with a homeopathic mercurial medicine: Mercurius 6a (cinnabar dilute 1 x 10(6)), who thereafter became seriously ill with exacerbation and dissemination of the dermatitis as well as irritability and albuminuria. Mercury urine levels were 60 micrograms/L (reference less than 10 micrograms/L). The homeopathic medicine was suspended but symptoms persisted. Therefore the chelating agent D-penicillamine was administered per os (50 mg/kg/day during 10 days). The clinical conditions improved and urinary levels of mercury decreased to normal values. We concluded that homeopathic medicaments should be recognised as potentially harmful substances.
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