Micronodular mercury emboli in the lung found in a dental technician

T. Nakamura, H. Kunishima, A. Mochizuki, H. Osada (Yokohama, Sendai, Kawasaki, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Occupational and environmental diseases: a kaleidoscope
Session: Occupational and environmental diseases: a kaleidoscope
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 993
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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