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Homicidal intravenous elemental mercury toxicity presenting with widespread vascular embolization: a case report

This case report describes a rare instance of homicidal intravenous elemental mercury poisoning in a 48-year-old woman, which caused widespread vascular embolization and multi-organ toxicity that was successfully managed through early radiological identification and dimercaprol chelation therapy.

Original authors: Jayashimman Vasanthraman, Upendra Baitha, Shikhar Gupta, Amandeep Singh, Rahul Krishnan, Bindu Prakash, Pankaj Jorwal, Piyush Ranjan, Naval Vikram

Published 2026-10-18
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Original authors: Jayashimman Vasanthraman, Upendra Baitha, Shikhar Gupta, Amandeep Singh, Rahul Krishnan, Bindu Prakash, Pankaj Jorwal, Piyush Ranjan, Naval Vikram

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