MERCURIAL DIURETICS: SOME HAZARDS OF MERCUHYDRIN; REPORT OF TWO CASES WITH ONE DEATH
Authors: A WALLNER, L HERMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Case Reports1 June 1950MERCURIAL DIURETICS: SOME HAZARDS OF MERCUHYDRIN; REPORT OF TWO CASES WITH ONE DEATHALFRED WALLNER, M.D., LAWRENCE HERMAN, M.D.ALFRED WALLNER, M.D., LAWRENCE HERMAN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-6-1190 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptReports of unfavorable reactions following the administration of mercurial diuretics are becoming more common. Kaufman1 summarized 32 fatalities immediately following intravenous injection of mercurial diuretics. Molnar2 reported a death following intraperitoneal administration (mercupurin). Kline and Seymour3 noted severe reactions following the administration of mercurin intravenously or by rectal suppository. Waife and Pratt4 observed a patient who died in anuria following prolonged administration of mercupurin. 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