TY - JOUR T1 - Pulmonary ‘mercury’ embolism JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2015-213255 VL - 2015 SP - bcr2015213255 AU - Karan Madan AU - Pavan Tiwari AU - Vijay Hadda AU - Randeep Guleria Y1 - 2015/12/22 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-213255.abstract N2 - A 35-year-old woman presented with anasarca and lower limb paraesthesias for 3 months. There was history of daily oral intake of 10–15 g of some indigenous preparation for low backache during the 2 months prior to current symptoms. On physical examination, respiratory rate was 18 breaths/min and oxygen saturation on room air was 95%. Serum creatinine was 1.4 mg/dL. Urine examination showed nephrotic proteinuria and chest radiograph demonstrated numerous small radiopaque densities (figure 1). High-resolution CT showed multiple metallic spherules … ER -