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February 5, 2026SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of diseases caused by mercury overexposure: a systematic review of case reports and case series

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YSYun ShiZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityMWMinyan WangZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHNHaojie NiZhejiang Chinese Medical University

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Systematic review analyzes clinical features and management of mercury poisoning, highlighting public health concerns.

Key Points

  • This study aims to systematically review case reports of mercury poisoning to analyze clinical presentations and management strategies.
  • Identified case reports of mercury poisoning from January 1950 to April 2025
  • Conducted a comprehensive search in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science
  • Performed quality assessment using the Joanna Briggs Institute tool
  • Extracted data on demographics, symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes
  • Analyzed 80 articles encompassing 126 cases of mercury poisoning
  • Clinical manifestations included systemic, respiratory, neurological, and gastrointestinal symptoms
  • The most common exposure route was domestic/environmental (59.5%)
  • Complete recovery occurred in 48.4% of cases, with 13.5% resulting in death

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Shi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69843383f1d9ada3c1fb0a7ehttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1750332
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