Mercury poisoning and ITP

Just got a hair analysis done and the test results show a very high level of mercury! I have done some research and came up with the following. Have informed my doctors etc. Anyone have any experience with this? Am seeing my primary next week, but if test results are confirmed and accurate, seems I need chelation. Hope it sorts out some things. Thank you.

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1. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1995;33(5):449-55.
Immune thrombocytopenia and elemental mercury poisoning.

Fuortes LJ1, Weismann DN, Graeff ML, Bale JF Jr, Tannous R, Peters C.
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1Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-1100, USA.

Abstract

Three cases of severe mercury toxicity occurring within a family are reported. Two cases of thrombocytopenia occurred in this family and represent the second such report in the literature of an association between elemental mercury toxicity and thrombocytopenia. Three of the children presented with a combination of dermatologic and neurologic manifestations reminiscent of acrodynia or pink disease. Each of the four children in this family were treated with dimercaptosuccinic acid. The hazard of vacuuming spilled mercury and appropriate clean-up procedures are described.

PMID: 7650769 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Mercury levels are accurately assessed through blood or urine:
www.health.ny.gov/environmental/chemicals/hsees/mercury/mercury_exposure_levels.htm

labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/mercury/tab/test/

Before relying on a hair analysis, I'd suggest you follow up with a blood or urine test.

Do you have reason to believe you have been exposed to mercury?

Also there is good reason to be skeptical of chelation therapy:
www.skepdic.com/chelate.html

The study you found is a case history, with three people. It could be possible that excess mercury could lead to itp, but I think you might want to do some more research and testing before throwing a lot of money at this.
Erica

Eklein:

Good comments! I have read those sites discussing the controversy of chelation and hair testing! I am going to confirm the findings first, probably with a urine test, and go from there!! Thanks!

Jerry

Hmmmm... I went to my dentist the other day for a cleaning and my dentist told me i had mercury poisoning. He said if you notice a line going through your teeth then you've had mercury poisoning. Also I pretty sure mercury used to be in the MMR vaccine. There might be a connection between MMR, mercury poisoning and itp. Maybe, maybe not.