title: 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.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bercovitch
authors.forename: Jennie J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Muglia
mesh_terms: D000170:Acrodynia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015913:Chelation Therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008628:Mercury / Q000633:toxicity* / Q000652:urine; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004113:Succimer / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002614:Chelating Agents; D004113:Succimer; D008628:Mercury