2016
DOI: 10.5472/mmjcr.2901.10
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Hydropic gallbladder in a child due to hepatitis A infection

Abstract: Hydrops of the gallbladder is rarely seen in childhood and characterized by massive acalculous distension of the gallbladder. It is defined by the absence of calculi, bacterial infection or congenital anomalies of the biliary system. We report a seven year old girl presenting with fever, vomiting,abdominal pain, icterus in scleras, hepatomegaly and tenderness in right hypochondrium. Laboratory investigations revealed hyperbilirubinemia and elevated liver enzymes but there was no evidence of bacterial or parasi… Show more

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“…Organic Hg, which is formed by the combination of Hg with the carbon atom, is the most toxic form and has a lipophilic character. Organic Hg, which is formed by microorganisms such as Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and by various natural processes, is called methyl mercury and can also be obtained chemically by methylation of inorganic mercury (Akcan and Dursun 2008 ; Özbolat and Tuli 2016 ). Humans, aquatic organisms, and plants are open targets for Hg poisoning.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Organic Hg, which is formed by the combination of Hg with the carbon atom, is the most toxic form and has a lipophilic character. Organic Hg, which is formed by microorganisms such as Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and by various natural processes, is called methyl mercury and can also be obtained chemically by methylation of inorganic mercury (Akcan and Dursun 2008 ; Özbolat and Tuli 2016 ). Humans, aquatic organisms, and plants are open targets for Hg poisoning.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Metalik civa buharının akciğerlerden kolayca emilerek beyne ulaş-ması sonucu tremor, aşırı sinirlilik, unutkanlık, güçsüzlük ve görme bozuklukları gibi santral sinir sistemi belirtileri gelişir. 1 İlk dört saat içinde akut solunum sıkıntısı sendromu gelişebilmektedir. Sık-lıkla kimyasal pnömoni ve kardiyojenik olmayan akciğer ödemine, daha seyrek olarak akut böbrek ve karaciğer hasarına neden olur.…”
Section: Civa Zehirlenmesi Olan Hastanınunclassified
“…Granül biçi-minde çinko ya da kükürt civa üzerine serpilerek, eldiven giyildikten sonra elle toplanmalı ve parça-cıklar ağzı kapalı torbalarda saklanmalıdır. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Zehirlenme durumunda yapılması gereken uygulamalar Refik Saydam Hıfzıssıhha Mektebi Müdülüğü tarafından hazırlanan kaynakta ayrın-tıları ile açıklanmaktadır. * Bu çalışmada, bir ilköğretim okulunda fen bilgisi dersinde laboratuvarda bulunan civa şişe-sinin kırılması sonucu arkadaşları ile birlikte zehirlenme belirtileri gösteren ve hastaneye iştah-sızlık, baş ve karın ağrısı, bulantı ve bulanık gör-me şikâyetleri ile getirilen 14 yaşındaki kız öğ-renci sunulmuştur.…”
Section: Civa Zehirlenmesi Olan Hastanınunclassified
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