本文报道了两例由接触无机汞(HgO)所引起的肌萎缩性侧束硬化。 患者是两个白人,男性,工作为制造HgO。接触HgO微粒和较少量的汞蒸气,工作时的个人防护是穿防护衣、戴防毒面具(其滤毒罐内有饱和了碘的活性炭)和手套,以及下班前洗澡换衣。两个患者过去身体健康,无农药、溶剂、砷、铅和其他毒性物质接触史。病初的症状类似于“流感”,出现下背部和后肩部的肌肉疼痛,肌肉无力。以后,疼痛累及 This article reports two cases of amyotrophic lateral beam sclerosis caused by exposure to inorganic mercury (HgO). The patient is two white, male, working for making HgO. In contact with HgO particles and less mercury vapor, personal protection at work should be to wear protective clothing, wear a respirator (iodine-saturated charcoal canisters) and gloves, and take a shower before going to get off work. Both patients were in good health in the past with no history of exposure to pesticides, solvents, arsenic, lead and other toxic substances. Early symptoms are similar to “flu,” causing muscular pain in the lower back and back and weakness in the muscles. Later, the pain involved