Acrodynia and hypertension in a young girl secondary to elemental mercury toxicity acquired in the home.

Abstract

Acrodynia, also known as pink disease, erythredema polyneuropathy, Feer syndrome, and raw-beef hands and feet, is thought to be a toxic reaction to elemental mercury and less commonly to organic and inorganic forms. Occurring commonly in the early 20th century, acrodynia is now a seemingly extinct disease in the modern world because of regulations to eliminate mercury from personal care products, household items, medications, and vaccinations. We present a case of a 3-year-old girl with acrodynia secondary to toxic exposure to elemental mercury in the home environment.

• Authors: Jessica J Mercer, Lionel Bercovitch, Jennie J Muglia
• Journal: Pediatric dermatology (Pediatr Dermatol) 2012 Mar-Apr Vol. 29 Issue 2 Pg. 199-201 ISSN: 1525-1470 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22409470 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Chemical References

• Antihypertensive Agents
• Chelating Agents
• Succimer
• Mercury

Topics

• Acrodynia (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Antihypertensive Agents (therapeutic use)
• Chelating Agents (therapeutic use)
• Chelation Therapy
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• Floors and Floorcoverings
• Humans
• Hypertension (chemically induced, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Mercury (toxicity, urine)
• Mercury Poisoning (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Succimer (therapeutic use)
• Treatment Outcome