title: Baboon syndrome induced by mercury - first case report in China.
abstract: A case of mercury-induced baboon syndrome was reported. A 31-year-old woman presented with itching papules and vesicles in the right axilla, which extended to the left axilla, arms, fossa poplitea, buttocks, and groin. A mercury thermometer was broken 2 days before exanthema. Patch testing to ammoniated mercury, mercury, mercuric chloride, and mercurochrome were positive. Blood and urine mercury level was marginally normal, yet showed a descending trend over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China. wendy_wenlp@163.com
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Dong-Lai
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lanier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005076:Exanthema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008627:Mercuric Chloride / Q000506:poisoning; D008628:Mercury / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D017669:Mercury Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010328:Patch Tests / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D017669:Mercury Compounds; D008627:Mercuric Chloride; D008628:Mercury