title: Yellow mercuric oxide ointment and mercury intoxication.
abstract: Repeated cutaneous application of yellow mercuric oxide ointment for infected eczema resulted in mercury poisoning in a 4-month-old infant. Toxic levels of mercury were measured in blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid and tissues.
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D004485:Eczema / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017669:Mercury Compounds; D008630:Mercury Poisoning; D009824:Ointments; D010087:Oxides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D017669:Mercury Compounds; D009824:Ointments; D010087:Oxides; D008628:Mercury; C019468:mercuric oxide