Clinical presentation highly dependent on form, concentration and duration of exposure
Inhalation of elemental<unk>  and ingestion of inorganic can cause acute or subacute toxicity
Organic<unk>  more likely causes chronic toxicity
Inhalation of elemental<unk>  and ingestion of inorganic can cause acute or subacute toxicity
Organic<unk>  more likely causes chronic toxicity
Metal fume fever
Usually self limited course of flu-like illness; fever, chills, shortness of breath, metallic taste in throat, lethargy, confusion, vomiting, renal tubular necrosis
Rarely may progress to respiratory compromise and death
Worse presentation in children
May develop pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and interstitial emphysema
Small airway obstruction secondary to desquamation
Usually self limited course of flu-like illness; fever, chills, shortness of breath, metallic taste in throat, lethargy, confusion, vomiting, renal tubular necrosis
Rarely may progress to respiratory compromise and death
Rarely may progress to respiratory compromise and death
May develop pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and interstitial emphysema
Classic Triad:
Other findings
Headache, visual disturbances, peripheral neuropathy, ataxia
Headache, visual disturbances, peripheral neuropathy, ataxia
Primarily toxic through oral route
Causes caustic burns
Severity dependent on type [Hg(2)Cl vs Hg(1)Cl] and concentration of<unk> al salts<unk> c forms [Hg(2)] more toxic
Other symptoms include pain, nausea, hematemesis, hypovolemia, acute tubular necrosis
Sequelae include renal failure
Severity dependent on type [Hg(2)Cl vs Hg(1)Cl] and concentration of<unk> al salts<unk> c forms [Hg(2)] more toxic
Other symptoms include pain, nausea, hematemesis, hypovolemia, acute tubular necrosis
Sequelae include renal failure<unk> c forms [Hg(2)] more toxic
Chronic exposures usually secondary to inhalation exposure
Symptoms include renal failure, dementia, acrodynia
Acrodynia (AKA pink disease) = painful erythema and edema of hands and feet, rash, tachycardia, hypertension and irritability.
Neuropsychiatric disturbances
Acrodynia (AKA pink disease) = painful erythema and edema of hands and feet, rash, tachycardia, hypertension and irritability.
Acute and chronic exposures present similarly
Acute presentations usually show signs days to weeks after exposure
Neuro symptoms predominate
Tremor, ataxia, paresthesias, memory difficulties, visual disturbances, hearing loss
May also cause thrombocytopenia and agranulocytosis
Highly fetotoxic
Easily crosses placenta
May lead to severe intellectual disability (like those with Minamata disease), developmental delay, ataxia and seizures in offspring
Controversy exists over exposure from regular diet
Albacore tuna may contain up to 0.34ppm of organic<unk> 
Please see Faroe Island and Seychelles studies
Thimerosal<unk>  containing preservative found in many vaccines) has NOT been linked to developmental delays or autism
Acute presentations usually show signs days to weeks after exposure
Tremor, ataxia, paresthesias, memory difficulties, visual disturbances, hearing loss
Easily crosses placenta
May lead to severe intellectual disability (like those with Minamata disease), developmental delay, ataxia and seizures in offspring
Controversy exists over exposure from regular diet
Albacore tuna may contain up to 0.34ppm of organic<unk> 
Please see Faroe Island and Seychelles studies
Thimerosal<unk>  containing preservative found in many vaccines) has NOT been linked to developmental delays or autism
Albacore tuna may contain up to 0.34ppm of organic<unk> 
Please see Faroe Island and Seychelles studies
Mercury toxicity
Aluminum toxicity
Mold toxicity
Antimony toxicity
Zinc toxicity
Arsenic toxicity
Gold toxicity
Barium toxicity