Cravo M, Vieira R, Gonçalo M, Figueiredo A

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A 77 year-old female patient developed an inorganic mercury systemic poisoning after skin contact in the submammary folds with mercury bromide, in an unintentional way, developing dermohypodermitis in the contact area, followed by cutaneous necrosis, acute renal failure and high serum mercury levels, causing death on the 9th day of admittance. From this case we can infer that despite its infrequency, percutaneous absorption of mercury can cause serum levels of this metal high enough to induce death.

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