Quecksilbergranulom der Haut

Peripheral Embolism by Metallic Mercury During Arterial Blood Sampling

“…Similar foreign-body reaction and abscess formation have been described following injury with a broken thermometer. 4 The No evidence of mercury poisoning appeared in either case. In both, symptoms of circulatory insufficiency of the fingers gradually disappeared, although foreign body abscess formation and elimination of the mercury through the skin continued for a prolonged period.…”