Report on a case of significant increase in urine mercury due to excessive mercury in cosmetics.

VernacularTitle:一起因化妆品汞超标导致尿汞明显增高事件报道
Author: Jie LI ¹ ; De Xing SUN ¹ ; Qian LI ¹
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1. Occupational Disease Department of the First People's Hospital of Baiyin, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bai Yin 730900, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Excess mercury; Mercury poisoning; Mercury-containing cosmetics; Urinary mercury
MeSH: Humans; Mercury/adverse effects*; Cosmetics/adverse effects*; Mercury Poisoning; Skin
From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2023;41(1):52-54
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Mercury is highly toxic and can be absorbed through skin contact. From December 5, 2020 to February 16, 2021, occupational disease laboratory of the First People's Hospital of Baiyin received 30 urine mercury test samples from a beauty salon in Lanzhou City. The test results showed that 28 samples exceeded the normal value (normal value: 4 μg/g Cr) . 15 patients were treated with sodium dimertopropyl sulfonate for mercury removal and tiopron for liver protection, and the prognosis was good.