FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
MERCURY AMALGAM
MDR report key: 809370
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Received January 25, 2007
Report
- Report Number
- MW1041749
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 25, 2007
- Date of Event
- October 19, 1990
- Report Date
- January 25, 2007
- Manufacturer
- *
- Product Code
- EJJ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
I HAD TWO LARGE MERCURY AMALGAM FILLINGS REPLACED, OUT OF A TOTAL OF 15. WITHIN DAYS, I WAS VERY, VERY ILL. I WENT FROM BEING PHYSICALLY VERY ACTIVE, COGNITIVELY HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL AND SOCIALLY OUTGOING TO BEING VERY, VERY ILL. I HAD ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF MERCURY VAPOR POISONING. DESPITE BEING HOSPITALIZED WITH THE SYMPTOMS, I WAS TOLD AMALGAMS WERE NOT TOXIC, THAT THE MERCURY SOURCE HAD TO BE INDUSTRIAL IN NATURE. THEY ARE DANGEROUS. IT HAS TAKEN ME FIFTEEN YEARS TO GET WELL. I HAVE SUFFERED TERRIBLY PERSONALLY, FINANCIALLY, INTELLECTUALLY AND PHYSICALLY. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCURY AMALGAM | MERCURY AMALGAM | EJJ | * | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 YR | Hospitalization| L| R |