ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2021
Mercury as a cause of membranous nephropathy and Guillain-Barre syndrome: case report and literature review.
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- Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of diseases caused by mercury overexposure: a systematic review of case reports and case series.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Occupational dust and chemical exposures and the development of autoimmune rheumatic diseases.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2025Review
- Mercury exposure leading to functional vitamin B12 deficiency and subacute combined degeneration: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in toxicology · 2025Article
- Case Report: Exostosin 1-associated membranous nephropathy and Guillain-Barré syndrome: a common autoimmune etiology?Frontiers in nephrology · 2025Article
- Case Report: Nephrotic syndrome caused by mercury poisoning due to freckle-removing cream.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Nephrotic Syndrome Associated With Heavy Metals Exposure: A Case Report and Literature Review.Cureus · 2024Article
- Literature review of the potential harm and mechanisms of mercury poisoning related to cosmetics.American journal of translational research · 2024Review
- Chronic Mercury Poisoning From Daily Cosmetics: Case Report and Brief Literature Review.Cureus · 2021Article
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Abstract
Secondary renal involvement in chronic exposure to metallic mercury is well known. Mercury also causes central nervous system damage and demyelinating polyneuropathy. Here, we describe a case of a patient with daily exposure to mercury in skin lightening cream and hair dyes who was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome and then developed nephrotic syndrome because of membranous neuropathy. By reviewing the literature describing mercury-associated diseases, we found that mercury components have an immunomodulatory activity, which is also involved in both peripheral neuropathy and glomerulonephritis.
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