title: Metallic mercury vapour poisoning revisited.
abstract: Mercury poisoning was once common in the 19th century. With its declining use, now clinicians and the public in general are often unaware and unsuspecting of mercury toxicity. A 40-year-old woman and her two children were hospitalized with a 1-week history of a generalized lichenoid eruption. Clinical improvement occurred without a diagnosis; however, on returning home, features of acrodynia with digital gangrene developed in the woman, leading to suspicion of heavy metal poisoning. There was no recurrence after moving from their contaminated house.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. vkm1@rediffmail.com
authors: Vikram K
authors: VK
authors: Mahajan
authors: Nand Lal
authors: NL
authors: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000170:Acrodynia / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology