Mercury toxicity presenting as acrodynia and a papulovesicular eruption in a 5-year-old girl
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Lai, Olivia; Parsi, Kory K; Wu, Davina; Konia, Thomas H; Younts, Alexandra; Sinha, Natasha; McNelis, Amy; Sharon, Victoria R
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.