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A member asked:

As a pre teen i broke a mercury thermometer and was playing around with the mercury in it bare hand. could this have caused my sfn and dysautonomia ?

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Dr. David Kam answered

Unlikely: Skin is a good barrier for mercury. Also inorganic mercury is less toxic than organic one. Ingestion of the later can cause harm especially pregnant women!

Dr Krauser and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/9/2017

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