In addition, one child had elevated urinary mercury at a level known to cause
acrodynia in some children.
In the past thirty years only one other case of
acrodynia resulting from paint has been reported to the Centers for Disease Control, but health officials there are increasingly concerned that mercury poses an environmental hazard as great as that of lead |see box on page 228~.
These effects range from mild rashes and eczema to total body rash or
acrodynia (ATSDR, 1999; Bonhomme & Gladyszaczak-Kholer, 1996; Muhlendahl, 1990; Risher et al.
We are not aware of any cases of
acrodynia or clinically overt mercury poisoning as a consequence of these exposures.
2001), to the mercurials used in teething powders causing
acrodynia (or pink disease) (Dinehart et al.
Even at low levels, metallic mercury can cause health problems that may include tremors; changes in vision or hearing; insomnia; weakness; difficulty with memory; headaches; irritability; shyness and nervousness; and a condition called
acrodynia, which is characterized by itching, swelling, flushing, pink-colored palms and soles of the feet, excessive perspiration, rashes, irritability, fretfulness, sleeplessness, joint pains, and weakness.
In children, mercury poisoning can result in the syndrome of
acrodynia, which is characterized by severe leg cramps, irritability, paresthesias, excessive perspiration, pruritus, and painful redness and peeling of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
In comparison, chronic inorganic mercury poisoning can result in intention tremor, memory loss, insomnia, depression, irritability, excessive shyness, emotional instability, delirium, and
acrodynia and may result in a neurologic syndrome known as "mad hatter syndrome" (2)(3)(4)(5).
Kihia (1981), Mercury poisoning as cause of
acrodynia in Kenya children, a preliminary report, East African Med.
In children, metallic mercury can cause
acrodynia, a syndrome characterized by swelling and erythema of the hands and feet, with bright pink peeling skin, especially on the tips of the fingers and toes (5).
On November 22, 1989, a 15-year-old male who had been hospitalized in Columbus, Ohio, was diagnosed with
acrodynia, a form of mercury poisoning.
