title: [Exacerbation of pustular psoriasis in mercury poisoning].
abstract: A patient suffering from long-standing pustular psoriasis of the palms was treated for 3 weeks with a mercury-containing drug. Exacerbation into generalized pustular psoriasis developed. Mercury levels in blood and urine were increased. After withdrawal of the mercury preparation, therapy with DMPA (2,3-Dimercapto-1-propane-sulfonic acid), a mercury antidote, was initiated, together with short-term treatment with aromatic retinoids and PUVA. Within a few days mercury levels decreased significantly and the skin lesions practically disappeared.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Dermatologie, Universitäts-Hautklinik, Tübingen.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wehner-Caroli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scherwitz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schweinsberg
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fierlbeck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006705:Homeopathy; D006801:Humans; D007454:Iodides / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D017669:Mercury Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014494:Unithiol / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007454:Iodides; D017669:Mercury Compounds; D014494:Unithiol; C025718:mercuric iodide, red
vernacular_title: Exazerbation einer Psoriasis pustulosa bei Quecksilber-Intoxikation.