Definition
Infantile mercury poisoning is a rare intoxication affecting children, most commonly characterized by erythema of the hands, feet and nose, edematous, painful, pink to red, desquamating fingers and toes, bluish, cold and wet extremities, excessive sweating, irritability, photophobia, muscle weakness, diffuse hypotonia, paresthesia, hypertension and tachycardia, due to elemental, organic or inorganic mercury exposure. Additional manifestations include alopecia, loss of appetite, excessive salivation with red and swollen gums, tooth and nail loss and insomnia.
Definition
Infantile mercury poisoning is a rare intoxication affecting children, most commonly characterized by erythema of the hands, feet and nose, edematous, painful, pink to red, desquamating fingers and toes, bluish, cold and wet extremities, excessive sweating, irritability, photophobia, muscle weakness, diffuse hypotonia, paresthesia, hypertension and tachycardia, due to elemental, organic or inorganic mercury exposure. Additional manifestations include alopecia, loss of appetite, excessive salivation with red and swollen gums, tooth and nail loss and insomnia.
Disease data
Classification
Disease
Synonyms
Erythroedema polyneuritis
Choroba Feera
Choroba Pinka
Choroba Swifta
Choroba Swifta i Feera
Dziecięca akrodynia
Infantile mercury intoxication
Obrzęk z zaczerwienieniem z powodu zapalenia wielonerwowego
Feer disease
Infantile acrodynia
Infantile mercury intoxication
Pink disease
Swift disease
Swift-Feer disease
ORPHA code
247165
OMIM code
-
ICD10 code
T56.1
ICD11 code
-
No additional description.
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