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  • Title: Metallic mercury in the gastrointestinal tract. A case of ingested thermometer mercury.
    Author: Ernst E.
    Journal: Acta Chir Scand; 1985; 151(7):651-2. PubMed ID: 4090896.
    Abstract:
    In a healthy, intact gastrointestinal tract, metallic mercury cannot produce symptoms of systemic intoxication. If retained in the appendix, however, the mercury can cause local inflammation and--should penetration result--also systemic poisoning. A case is described in which ingested thermometer mercury was retained in the appendix and thereby constituted an indication for appendectomy.
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