Bender et al. 2727. Bender CE, Hoxsey RJ, DeMarsh QB. Neutropenia in a patient treated with a mercurial diuretic and its response to BAL. Ann Intern Med 1950; 33:1285-90. (1950) |
USA |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/chronic |
Female (61y) |
NI |
Anemia = 1, leukopenia = 1, neutropenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Butt & Simonsen 4141. Butt EM, Simonsen DG. Mercury and lead storage in human tissue. Am J Clin Pathol 1950; 20:716-23. (1950) |
USA |
Cross-sectional; n = 134, no control (occupational = 1, non-occupational = 55, NI = 78); non-occupational (medicine + environment + maternal exposure) |
Female = 22, male = 42, NI = 69 (< 1-81y) |
High |
Thrombocytopenia = 12 |
ND |
3 |
Doolan et al. 7373. Doolan PD, Hess WC, Kyle LH. Acute renal insufficiency dure to biclhoride of mercury - observations on gastrointestinal hemorrhage and Bal. N Engl J Med 1953; 249:273-6. (1953) |
USA |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/chronic |
Female (28y) |
NI |
Anemia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Portwich & Maron 2828. Portwich F, Maron H. Fatal allergic thrombopenia after influenza prophylaxis with phenylmercuric borate (merfen). Arztl Wochensch 1959; 14:65-6. (1959) |
Germany |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/chronic |
Female (64y) |
NI |
Thrombocytopenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Larsen et al. 8282. Larsen RR, Sawyer KC, Sawyer RB, Saliba NS. Mercury granuloma complicating gastrointestinal tube decompression. Surgery 1963; 54:442-7. (1963) |
USA |
Case report; n = 2; non-occupational (medicine)/acute |
Female = 1, male = 1 (55y, 69y) |
NI |
Leukocytosis = 1, normal = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Ross 8383. Ross AT. Mercuric polyneuropathy with albumin-cytologic dissociation and eosinophilia. JAMA 1964; 188:830-1. (1964) |
USA |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/chronic |
Male (4y) |
High |
Leukocytosis = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Wilson 2929. Wilson DR. Mercurial poisoning and aplastic anaemia. BMJ 1966; 2:1534. (1966) |
UK |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/chronic |
Male (77y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukopenia = 1, thrombocytopenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Johnson et al. 3030. Johnson KG, Evanger A, van Meter W. Elemental mercury poisoning manifest by acrodynia and neutropenia. Vet Human Toxicol 1978; 20:404-9. (1978) |
USA |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/chronic |
Female (3y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukopenia = 1, neutropenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Hannigan 8484. Hannigan BG. Self-administration of metallic mercury by intravenous injection. BMJ 1978; 2:933. (1978) |
UK |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/chronic |
Male (34y) |
High |
Normal = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Murphy et al. 3131. Murphy MJ, Culliford EJ, Parsons V. A case of poisoning with mercuric chloride. Resuscitation 1979; 7:35-44. (1979) |
UK |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/acute |
Male (35y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukocytosis = 1, neutrophilia = 1, thrombocytopenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Slee et al. 3232. Slee PH, den Ottolander GJ, de Wolff FA. A case of merbromin (mercurochrome) intoxication possibly resulting in aplastic anemia. Acta Med Scand 1979; 205:463-6. (1979) |
Netherlands |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/acute |
Female (59y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukopenia = 1, thrombocytopenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Wright et al. 8585. Wright N, Yeoman WB, Carter GF. Massive oral ingestion of elemental mercury without poisoning. Lancet 1980; 1:206. (1980) |
UK |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/acute |
Male (17y) |
NI |
Normal = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Lien et al. 8686. Lien DC, Todoruk DN, Rajani HR, Cook DA, Herbert FA. Accidental inhalation of mercury vapour: respiratory and toxicologic consenquences. Can Med Assoc J 1983; 129:591-5. (1983) |
Canada |
Case series; n = 7 (occupational = 1, non-occupational = 6); non-occupational (home)/acute |
Female = 1, male = 2, NI = 3 (< 2-28y) |
High = 6 |
Leukocytosis = 6 |
NA |
3 |
McNeil et al. 8787. McNeil NI, Issler HC, Olver RE, Wrong OM. Domestic metallic mercury poisoning. Lancet 1984; 1:269-71. (1984) |
UK |
Case series; n = 4; non-occupational (home)/chronic |
Female = 2, male = 2 (10-41y) |
High |
Normal = 4 |
NA |
3 |
Foulds et al. 8888. Foulds DM, Copeland KC, Franks RC. Mercury poisoning and acrodynia. Am J Dis Child 1987; 141:124-5. (1987) |
USA |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (home)/chronic |
Female (< 3y) |
High |
Normal = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Lauwerys et al. 2525. Lauwerys R, Bonnier C, Evrad P, Gennart JP, Bernard A. Prenatal and early postnatal intoxication by inorganic mercury resulting from the maternal use of mercury containing soap. Hum Toxicol 1987; 6:253-6. (1987) |
Belgium |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (aesthetic/maternal exposure)/chronic |
Male (< 1y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukocytosis = 1, lymphocytosis = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Oliveira et al. 8989. Oliveira DB, Foster G, Savill J, Syme PD, Taylor A. Membranous nephropathy caused by mercury containing skin lightening cream. Postgrad Med J 1987; 63:303-4. (1987) |
UK |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (aesthetic)/chronic |
Female (46y) |
High |
Anemia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Tunnessen et al. 7878. Tunnessen WW, McMahon KJ, Baser M. Acrodynia: exposure to mercury from fluorescente light bulbs. Pediatrics 1987; 79:786-9. (1987) |
USA |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (school)/chronic |
Male (< 2y) |
High |
Leukocytosis = 1, Eosinophilia = 1, thrombocytosis = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Murray & Hedgepeth 9090. Murray KM, Hedgepeth JC. Intravenous self-administration of elemental mercury: efficacy of dimercaprol therapy. Drug Intell Clin Pharm 1988; 22:972-5. (1988) |
USA |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/chronic |
Male (25y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, neutrophilia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Oluwole et al. 4242. Oluwole AF, Asubiojo OI, Adekile AD, Filby RH, Bragg A, Grimm CI. Trace element distribution in the hair of some sickle cell anemia patients and controls. Biol Trace Elem Res 1990; 26-27:479-84. (1989) |
Nigeria |
Cross-sectional; n = 21 (no control); non-occupational (environment)/chronic |
Male = 21 (3-12y) |
High = 1, normal = 20 |
Anemia = 10, normal = 11 |
t-test, no mean difference, p < 0.05 |
3 |
Siblerud 4343. Siblerud RL. The relationship between mercury from dental amalgam and the cardiovascular system. Sci Total Environ 1990; 99:23-35. (1990) |
USA |
Cross-sectional; n = 101 (exposed = 50, not exposed = 51); non-occupational (amalgam)/chronic |
Female = 60, male = 41 (exposed x = 22y, not exposed x = 23y) |
NI |
Anemia = 15, normal = 86 |
Mean difference, p = 0.016; Pearson r = -0.4208, p = 0.003 |
3 |
Montoya-Cabrera et al. 2626. Montoya-Cabrera MA, Rubio-Rodríguez S, Velázquez-González E, Avila SM. Intoxicación mercurial causada por un medicamento homeopático. Gac Méd Méx 1991; 127:260-70. (1991) |
Mexico |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/acute |
Female = 1 (< 1y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, lymphocytosis = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Schwartz et al. 8181. Schwartz JG, Snider TE, Montiel MM. Toxicity of a family from vaccumed mercury. Am J Emerg Med 1992; 10:258-61. (1992) |
USA |
Case series; n = 4; non-occupational (home)/acute |
Female = 1, male = 3 (< 4y-adults) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukopenia = 1, thrombocytopenia = 1, normal = 3 |
NA |
3 |
Pavithran 3333. Pavithran K. Mercury and aplastic anemia. Natl Med J India 1994; 7:252. (1994) |
India |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/chronic |
Female (29y) |
ND |
Anemia = 1, leukopenia = 1, thrombocytopenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Alvarado et al. 3434. Alvarado EV, Ramírez JA, Nilsman M, Bonilla R. Intoxicación sistemática por mercurio elemental depositado en el organismo. Medicina Legal 1995; 12:36-40. (1995) |
Costa Rica |
Case report; n = 2 (occupational = 1, non-occupational = 1); non-occupational (medicine)/chronic |
Male (25y) |
NI |
Leukocytosis = 1, neutrophilia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Fuortes et al. 3939. Fuortes LJ, Weismann DN, Graeff ML, Bale JF, Tannous R, Peters C. Immune thrombocytopenia and elemental mercury poisoning. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 1995; 33:449-55. (1995) |
USA |
Case report; n = 3; non-occupational (home)/chronic |
Female = 1, male = 2 (10y, 12y, 17y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukocytosis = 1, eosinophilia = 2, thrombocytopenia = 2, normal = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Dell’Omo et al. 9191. Dell'Omo M, Muzi G, Bernard A, Filiberto S, Lauwerys RR, Abbritti G. Long term pulmonar and systemic toxicity following intravenous mercury injection. Arch Toxicol 1997; 72:59-62. (1997) |
Italy |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/chronic |
Male (34y) |
High |
Normal = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Dada et al. 3535. Dada MA, Jogessar V, Ramdial PK. Membranous fat necrosis and aplastic anaemia due to mercury poisoning. J Pathol 1999; 189 Suppl S:22A. (1999) |
South Africa |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/acute |
Male (21y) |
NI |
Anemia = 1, leukopenia = 1, thrombocytopenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Chodorowski & Anand 9292. Chodorowski Z, Anand JS. Intravenous self-administration of metallic mercury by two alcohol abusers. Przegl Lek 2000; 57:585-7. (2000) |
Poland |
Case report; n = 2; non-occupational (suicide)/acute |
Male = 2 (19-59y) |
High |
Normal = 2 |
NA |
3 |
Tschanz & Prins 7777. Tschanz C, Prins C. Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms caused by topical application of mercury. Dermatology 2000; 201:381-2. (2000) |
Switzerland |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/acute |
Female (29y) |
NI |
Leukocytosis = 1, eosinophilia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
González et al. 9393. González R, Rodulfo A, Botero M. Púrpura de Henoch-Schönlein secundaria a hipersensibilidad por mercurio en un preescolar: a propósito de un caso. Arch Venez Pueric Pediatr 2001; 64:156-62. (2001) |
Venezuela |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/acute |
Female (3y) |
Normal |
Anemia = 1, leukocytosis = 1, neutrophilia = 1, thrombocytosis = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Deschamps et al. 9494. Deschamps F, Strady C, Deslee G, Menciere-Faroy B, Deschamps S. Five years of follow-up after elemental mercury self-poisoning. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2002; 23:170-2. (2002) |
France |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/chronic |
Male (41y) |
High |
Normal = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Langworth et al. 9595. Langworth S, Björkman L, Elinder CG, Järup L, Savlin P. Multidisciplinary examination of patitens with illness attributes to dental fillings. J Oral Rehabil 2002; 29:705-13. (2002) |
Sweden |
Cross-sectional; n = 379 (no control); non-occupational (amalgam)/chronic |
Female = 263, male = 116 (x = 46y) |
High |
Anemia = 6, normal = 373 |
ND |
3 |
Winkler et al. 9696. Winkler R, Schaffer AW, Komaris C, Barth A, Giovanoli P, Osterode W, et al. Health consequences of intravenous injection of metallic mercury. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2002; 75:581-6. (2002) |
Austria |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/acute |
Male (22y) |
High |
Anemia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Kouyn et al. 9797. Koyun M, Akman S, Güven AG. Mercury intoxication resulting from school barometers in three unrelated adolescents. Eur J Pediatr 2004; 163:131-4. (2004) |
Turkey |
Case report; n = 3; non-occupational (home)/chronic |
Female = 1, male = 2 (11y, 13y, 16y) |
Normal = 1, high = 2 |
Normal = 3 |
NA |
3 |
Glezos et al. 9898. Glezos JD, Albrecht JE, Gair RD. Pneumonitis after inhalation of mercury vapours. Can Respir J 2006; 13:150-2. (2006) |
Canada |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (home)/acute |
Male (43y) |
High |
Anemia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Maramba et al. 7676. Maramba NPC, Reyes JP, Francisco-Rivera AT, Panganiban LCR, Dioquino C, Dando N, et al. Environmental and human exposure assessment monitoring of communities near an abandoned mercury mine in the Philippines: a toxic legacy. J Environ Manage 2006; 81:135-45. (2006) |
Philippines |
Cross-sectional; n = 140 (exposed = 100, not exposde = 40); non-occupational (gold minig = food)/chronic |
Female = 70, NI = 70 (35 < 1y, 35 < 2y, 70 x = 28y) |
Normal, high * |
Anemia = 140, eosinophilia = ? |
ND |
3 |
Frisk et al. 4646. Frisk P, Danersund A, Hudecek R, Lindh U. Changed clinical chemistry pattern in blood after removal of dental amalgam and other metal alloys supported by antioxidant therapy. Biol Trace Elem Res 2007; 120:163-70. (2007) |
Sweden |
Cross-sectional; n = 46 (exposed = 24, not exposed = 22); non-occupational (amalgam)/acute |
Adults = 46 |
Normal |
Leukopenia = 24, neutropenia = 24, basopenia = 24, lymphopenia = 24, eosinophilia = 24, monocytosis = 24, normal = 22 |
Wilcoxon’s sign rank, mean difference, p < 0.05 |
3 |
Matushita et al. 9999. Matushita JPK, Peixoto RMA, Leão Filho HM, Missiaggia GC, Dias RS, Tavares Junior WC, et al. Embolismo por mercúrio metálico: relato de caso. Radiol Bras 2007; 40:217-9. (2007) |
Brazil |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/chronic |
Male (29y) |
High |
Normal = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Bamonti et al. 100100. Bamonti F, Guzzi G, Ferrero E. Cracked mercury dental amalgam as possible cause of fever of unknown origin: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2008; 2:72. (2008) |
Italy |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (amalgam)/acute |
Female (63y) |
Normal |
Anemia = 1, leukocytosis = 1, neutrophilia = 1, lymphopenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Girault et al. 101101. Girault PY, Rey P, Veran Y. Acute hepatitis after cutaneous application of an artisanal topical ointment with mercury. Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2008; 32:819-23. (2008) |
France |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/acute |
Female (66y) |
High |
Neutrophilia = 1, lymphopenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Berrouet Mejía et al. 102102. Berrouet Mejía MC, Escobar Toledo IE, González Ramírez DM. Toxicidad sistémica asociada con la inyección intramuscular de mercúrio metálico: reporte de un caso. Iatreia 2008; 21:420-5. (2008) |
Colombia |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/chronic |
Female (16y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukocytosis = 1, neutrophilia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
De Palma et al. 3636. De Palma G, Mariotti O, Lonati D, Goldoni M, Catalani S, Mutti A, et al. Toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of elemental mercury following self-administration. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2008; 46:869-76. (2008) |
Italy |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/acute |
Female (30y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukocytosis = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Erkek et al. 4040. Erkek N, Senel S, Sarac A, Ertan U, Karacan CD. Being alive after a severe inorganic mercury intoxication. Eur J Pediatr 2010; 169:625-8. (2010) |
Turkey |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (environment)/acute |
Female (10y) |
High |
Anemia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Sarikaya et al. 103103. Sarikaya S, Karcioglu O, Ay D, Cetin A, Aktas C, Serinken M. Acute poisoning: a case report. BMC Emerg Med 2010; 10:7. (2010) |
Turkey |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (school)/acute |
Female (36y) |
NI |
Normal = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Al-Sinani et al. 7979. Al-Sinani S, Al-Rawas A, Dhawan A. Mercury as a cause of fulminant hepatic failure in a child: case report and literature review. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2011; 35:580-2. (2011) |
Oman |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/chronic |
Female (12y) |
High |
Leukocytosis = 1, eosinophilia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Plante et al. 4949. Plante C, Blanchet C, Rochette L, O'Brien HT. Prevalence of anemia among inuit women in Nunavik, Canada. Int J Circumpolar Health 2011; 70:154-65. (2011) |
Canada |
Cross-sectional; n = 466 (no control); non-occupational (food)/chronic |
Female = 466 (20-54y) |
High |
Anemia = 200, normal = 266 |
Previous data not shown. Pearson r = 0.04, p-value not informed |
3 |
Yildrim et al. 3737. Yildrim R, Erdem F, Gündogdu M, Bilen Y, Koca E, Yillikoglu Y, et al. Mercury toxicity: a family case report. Turk J Hematol 2012; 29:76-9. (2012) |
Turkey |
Case series; n = 5; non-occupational (home)/acute |
Female = 3, male = 2 (20-54y) |
High |
Anemia = 2, leukopenia = 2, thrombocytopenia = 2, normal = 2 |
NA |
3 |
Priya et al. 1111. Priya N, Nagaprabhu VN, Kurian G, Seethalakshmi N, Rao GG, Unni VN. Aplastic anemia and membranous nephropathy induced by intravenous mercury. Indian J Nephrol 2012; 22:451-4. (2012) |
India |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/acute |
Female (19y) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukopenia = 1, thrombocytopenia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Khoury et al. 104104. Khoury EDT, Souza GS, Silveira LCL, Costa CA, Araújo AA, Pinheiro MCN. Manifestações neurológicas em ribeirinhos de áreas expostas ao mercúrio na Amazônia brasileira. Cad Saúde Pública 2013; 29:2307-18. (2013) |
Brazil |
Cross-sectional; n = 157 (exposed = 108, not exposed = 49); non-occupational (gold mining + food)/chronic |
NI = 157 (13-53y) |
Normal = 49, high = 108 |
NI |
ND |
3 |
Kim et al. 5050. Kim JH, Lee KH, Hong SC, Lee HS, Lee J, Kang JW. Association between serum mercury concentration and leukocyte differential count in children. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2013; 32:109-14. (2013) |
Korea |
Cross-sectional; n = 311 (no control); non-occupational (food)/chronic |
Female = 141, male = 170 (5-12y) |
High = 7 |
Lymphocytosis = 100, normal = 211 |
Spearman r = 0.121, p = 0.049 |
3 |
Wu et al. 7272. Wu ML, Deng JF, Lin KP, Tsai WJ. Lead, mercury na arsenic poisoning due to topical use of traditional chinese medicines. Am J Med 2013; 126:451-54. (2013) |
Taiwan |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (medicine)/acute |
Male (51y) |
Normal |
Anemia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Beasley et al. 105105. Beasley DM, Schep LJ, Slaughter RJ, Temple WA, Michel JM. Full recovery from a potentially lethal dose of mercuric chloride. J Med Toxicol 2014; 10:40-4. (2014) |
New Zealand |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (suicide)/acute |
Female (19y) |
High |
Leukocytosis = 1, neutrophilia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Brázdová et al. 4747. Brázdová ZD, Pomerleau J, Fiala J, Vorlová L, Müllerová D. Heavy metals in hair samples: a pilot study of anaemic children in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Cent Eur J Public Health 2014; 22:273-6. (2014) |
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeskistan |
Cross-sectional; n = 60; non-occupational (environment)/chronic |
Female = 27, male = 33 (1-15y) |
Normal |
Anemia = 60 |
Bonferroni’s test, mean difference, p < 0.05 |
3 |
Dardamanis et al. 106106. Dardamanis M, Balta L, Zacharopoulos V, Tatsi V, Tzima H. An unexpected foreign body (a thermometer) in the bladder: a case report. Urol Case Rep 2014; 2:65-6. (2014) |
Greece |
Case report; n = 1; non-occupational (thermometer)/acute |
Female (48y) |
NI |
Anemia = 1 |
NA |
3 |
Cicek-Senturk et al. 107107. Cicek-Senturk G, Altay FA, Ulu-Klilic A, Gurbuz Y, Tutuncu E, Sencan I. Acute mercury poisoning presenting as fever of unknown origin in an adult woman: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2014; 8:266. (2014) |
Turkey |
Case report; n = 3; non-occupational (home)/chronic |
Female = 1, male = 2 (14y, 52y, NI) |
High |
Anemia = 1, leukocytosis = 3 |
NA |
3 |
Mathee et al. 4848. Mathee A, Naicker N, Kootbodien T, Muluma T, Nkomo P, Naik I, et al. A cross sectional analytical study of geophagia practices and blood metal concentrations in pregnant women in Johannesburg, South Africa. S Afr Med J 2014; 104:568-70. (2014) |
South Africa |
Cross-sectional; n = 307 (exposed = 60, not exposed = 247); non-occupational (geophagia)/chronic |
Female = 307 (18-46y) |
Normal |
Anemia = 52, normal = 255 |
No association (OR not informed), no mean difference, p = 0.183 |
2 |
Kim et al. 5151. Kim KN, Bae S, Park HY, Kwon HJ, Hong YC. Low-level mercury exposure and risk of asthma in school-age children. Epidemiology 2015; 26:733-9. (2015) |
Korea |
Cohort; n = 4,350 (no control); non-occupational (food)/chronic |
Female = 2,175, male = 2,175 (7y) |
High |
Basophilia = 191, neutrophilia = 191, lymphopenia = 191, normal = 4,159 |
Linear mixed model, β = 1.38 (95%CI: 0.11; 2.65) |
2 |
Oulhote et al. 5252. Oulhote Y, Shamim Z, Kielsen K, Weihe P, Grandjean P, Ryder LP, et al. Children's white blood cell counts in relation to developmental exposures to methylmercury and persistente organic pollutants. Reprod Toxicol 2017; 68:207-14. (2017) |
Denmark |
Cohort; n = 56 (no control); non-occupational (food)/chronic |
Female = 33, male = 22, NI = 1 (7-12y) |
Normal, high * |
Leukopenia = 56, basopenia = 56, lymphopenia = 56, monocytopenia = 56 |
Structural equation, β = -0.23 (95%CI: -043; -0.04), p = 0.02 |
2 |
Weinhouse et al. 5353. Weinhouse C, Ortiz EJ, Berky AJ, Bullins P, Hare-Grogg J, Rogers L, et al. Hair mercury level is associated with anemia and micronutrients status in children living near artisanal ans small-scale gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017; 97:1886-97. (2017) |
Peru |
Cross-sectional; n = 83 (no control); non-occupational (gold mining + food)/chronic |
Female = 44, male = 38, NI = 1 (< 12y) |
Normal = 35, high = 48 |
Anemia = 41, normal = 42 |
Multivariate linear, regression model, β = -0.14g/dL, p = 0.04 |
2 |