Mercury poisoning from a high seafood diet: a case report
Abstract
Abstract Fish and seafood are a recommended dietary source of nutrition with high-quality proteins, vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids. However, these food sources can also represent a major source of methylmercury intake. Methylmercury is highly toxic and can cause severe damage to the nervous system both during development and in adults. Chronic low-level methylmercury exposure is common, and the manifestations of methylmercury poisoning are variable and nonspecific. This makes the diagnosis of methylmercury poisoning difficult, but physicians are urged to monitor patients who indulge in high consumption of seafood. The most effective treatment is to lower the exposure by modification of the diet. We report here the case of mercury toxicity in a patient with high consumption of seafood as part of his healthy food regimen.
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