PEDIATRICS Vol. 79 No. 5 May 1987, pp. 786-789
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Acrodynia: Exposure to Mercury From Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Walter W. Tunnessen Jr MD1, Keven J. McMahon MS1, and Michael Baser MS1

1 From the Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York-Health Science Center, Syracuse, and the Occupational Health Section, Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology and Occupational Health, New York State Department of Health, Albany

Medical attention was sought for a 23-month-old toddler because of anorexia, weight loss, irritability, profuse sweating, peeling and redness of his fingers and toes, and a miliarial rash. The diagnosis was mercury poisoning, and an investigation of his environment disclosed that he had been exposed to mercury from broken fluorescent light bulbs. Acrodynia resulting from fluorescent bulbs has not been previously reported.

Key Words: acrodynia • toxic exposure • mercury • fluorescent light bulb

Submitted on June 5, 1986
Accepted on July 28, 1986




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