Hi- just wondering if anyone has experience with acute mercury poisoning. Have a 26yr old male client who works in mining industry and was cleaning out an old tank with lace up non waterproof boots and no mask- was exposed to 900 times the recommended level of 'safe' evaporative mercury for 2 hours and has acute mercury poisoning since. its taken 3 months for his urine levels to show levels to now be slightly elevated- toxicologist said it will be further 7 months before all is eliminated. Since it happened has what seems to be bilateral acute medial plantar fasciitis- can;t walk more than 2 metres and extremely painful to touch. however also has had tingling/ burning pain in forefoot and digits- had nerve conduction tests by neurologist who said no damage done. He feels okay except sever foot pain and only way out is in wheelchair. His GP has him on NSAIDs for so called inflammation- sore foot but has also had him having deep tissue massage to the area whci client said was amazingly painful. Bought himself some preformed shop orthotics but said they made it worse. My question is can this be a preexisting condition which was going to occur anyway or can it have been made worse by the mercury- which was absorbed by the feet when water was used to wash out the tank . The skin of the feet has also a white blotchy apperance- skin intact however. Thanks-any ideas/ etc would be greatly appreciated. Julie Potter
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