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Evaluation of mercury exposure level, clinical diagnosis and treatment for mercury intoxicationopen access

Authors
Ye, Byeong-JinKim, Byoung-GwonJeon, Man-JoongKim, Se-YeongKim, Hawn-CheolJang, Tae WonChae, Hong-JaeChoi, Won-JunHa, Mi-NaHong, Young-Seoub
Issue Date
2016
Publisher
Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords
Diagnosis; Intoxication; Mercury; Treatment
Citation
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, v.28, no.1, pp.1 - 8
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Journal Title
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume
28
Number
1
Start Page
1
End Page
8
URI
https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/155385
DOI
10.1186/s40557-015-0086-8
ISSN
1225-3618
Abstract
Mercury occurs in various chemical forms, and it is different to health effects according to chemical forms. In consideration of the point, the evaluation of the mercury exposure to human distinguished from occupational and environmental exposure. With strict to manage occupational exposure in factory, it is declined mercury intoxication cases by metallic and inorganic mercury inhalation to occupational exposure. It is increasing to importance in environmental exposure and public health. The focus on the health impact of exposure to mercury is more on chronic, low or moderate grade exposure—albeit a topic of great controversy—, not high concentration exposure by methylmercury, which caused Minamata disease. Recently, the issue of mercury toxicity according to the mercury exposure level, health effects as well as the determination of what mercury levels affect health are in the spotlight and under active discussion. Evaluating the health effects and Biomarker of mercury exposure and establishing diagnosis and treatment standards are very difficult. It can implement that evaluating mercury exposure level for diagnosis by a provocation test uses chelating agent and conducting to appropriate therapy according to the result. but, indications for the therapy of chelating agents with mercury exposure have not yet been fully established. The therapy to symptomatic patients with mercury poisoning is chelating agents, combination therapy with chelating agents, plasma exchange, hemodialysis, plasmapheresis. But the further evaluations are necessary for the effects and side effects with each therapy.
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