Mercury toxicity presenting as acrodynia and a papulovesicular eruption in a 5-year-old girl

Dermatol Online J. 2016 Mar 16;22(3):13030/qt6444r7nc.

Abstract

Acrodynia is a reaction that occurs in children who have been exposed to mercury. Mercury toxicity has systemic manifestations as well as cutaneous manifestations, which can appear similar to those found in a number of other diseases. We present a case of acrodynia caused by mercury exposure in a previously healthy 5-year-old girl who developed hypertension, palmoplantar pruritus, and a papulovesicular eruption.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acrodynia / complications
  • Acrodynia / diagnosis*
  • Acrodynia / pathology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Foot Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Foot Dermatoses / pathology
  • Hand Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Hand Dermatoses / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / etiology
  • Mercury Poisoning / complications
  • Mercury Poisoning / diagnosis
  • Mercury Poisoning / pathology
  • Skin / pathology