Is mercury toxicity an autoimmune disorder?

Author: Sehnert KW, Jacobson G, Sullivan K.

Source: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients.

Year: 1999

Comment:

This article explores a variety of health risks potentially related to dental amalgam mercury.

Abstract / Excerpt:

“The diagnostic arena now occupied by autoimmune disorders provides us with terms that could be best described as ‘alphabet soup.’  Such problems include: RA (rheumatoid arthritis), HT (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), HAD (human adjuvant disease), MS (multiple sclerosis), ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or, more commonly, Lou Gehrig’s disease) and MCTD (mixed connective tissue disease). Should we now add MT (mercury toxicity)?  These conditions plus others, such as Crohn’s disease, Raynaud’s disease, systemic candidiasis, diabetes, and even Alzheimer’s disease are now believed by many to be autoimmune disorders.”

Citation:

Sehnert KW, Jacobson G, Sullivan K. Is mercury toxicity an autoimmune disorder? Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients. 1999:100-103.