Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury

Tufan Akın Giray; Ali Sağlık; Ayşegül Akçebe; Tarık Ocak

doi:10.51262/ejtox.1754672

Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury

Abstract

Mercury inhalation toxicity can cause severe lung damage and may be fatal without appropriate intervention. This article presents two patients who were exposed to elemental mercury during artisanal gold mining and developed shortness of breath with bilateral lung infiltrates. Both patients were administered intramuscular Dimercaprol with a delay. Despite the late intervention, both recovered without sequelae. These cases highlight the potential role of chelation therapy even in the late stage of mercury poisoning.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Emergency Medicine

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Tufan Akın Giray
0000-0003-4619-4034
Türkiye

Ali Sağlık ^*
0000-0002-3216-0303
Türkiye

Ayşegül Akçebe
0000-0002-5094-5948
Türkiye

Tarık Ocak
0000-0003-4721-8616
Türkiye

Publication Date

January 10, 2026

Submission Date

August 2, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 16, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 7 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.1754672

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA87NF93RX

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Giray, T. A., Sağlık, A., Akçebe, A., & Ocak, T. (2026). Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, 7(3), 69-72. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.1754672

AMA

1.Giray TA, Sağlık A, Akçebe A, Ocak T. Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury. Eurasian J Tox. 2026;7(3):69-72. doi:10.51262/ejtox.1754672

Chicago

Giray, Tufan Akın, Ali Sağlık, Ayşegül Akçebe, and Tarık Ocak. 2026. “Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports With Severe Pulmonary Injury”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 7 (3): 69-72. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.1754672.

EndNote

Giray TA, Sağlık A, Akçebe A, Ocak T (January 1, 2026) Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 7 3 69–72.

IEEE

[1]T. A. Giray, A. Sağlık, A. Akçebe, and T. Ocak, “Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury”, Eurasian J Tox, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 69–72, Jan. 2026, doi: 10.51262/ejtox.1754672.

ISNAD

Giray, Tufan Akın - Sağlık, Ali - Akçebe, Ayşegül - Ocak, Tarık. “Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports With Severe Pulmonary Injury”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 7/3 (January 1, 2026): 69-72. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.1754672.

JAMA

1.Giray TA, Sağlık A, Akçebe A, Ocak T. Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury. Eurasian J Tox. 2026;7:69–72.

MLA

Giray, Tufan Akın, et al. “Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports With Severe Pulmonary Injury”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, vol. 7, no. 3, Jan. 2026, pp. 69-72, doi:10.51262/ejtox.1754672.

Vancouver

1.Tufan Akın Giray, Ali Sağlık, Ayşegül Akçebe, Tarık Ocak. Delayed Use of Dimercaprol in Elemental Mercury Inhalation:Two Case Reports with Severe Pulmonary Injury. Eurasian J Tox. 2026 Jan. 1;7(3):69-72. doi:10.51262/ejtox.1754672