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Emerg Med J 2003;20:568 doi:10.1136/emj.20.6.568-a
  • Letter

Mad as a hatter

  1. A Fraser-Moodie
  1. Department of Accident and Emergency, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK; alistair.fraser-moodie@sdah-tr.trent.nhs.uk

      I read with interest the case report by Poulden.1 In 1993 Dr Roden and I reported a case of deliberate self injection of mercury resulting in abscess formation and mercuric emboli to the lungs.2 In our case a 27 year old doorman of a local casino presented with a swelling of the arm. (He was a keen body builder 1.90 m in height and weighed 107 kg). On the flexor aspect of his forearm there was …

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