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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6617a1
Personal Author:
Tewell, Mackenzie ; Spoto, Samantha ; Wiese, Michael ; Aleguas, Alfred ; Peredy, Tamas
Tewell, Mackenzie ; Spoto, Samantha ; Wiese, Michael ; Aleguas, Alfred ; Peredy, Tamas Less -
Description:
On November 12, 2015, the Florida Poison Information Center Tampa notified the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County of a boy aged 3 years with a urine mercury level of 79 μg/L (normal <10 μg/L). The patient had been admitted to the hospital on October 9, 2015 after a 3-4 week history of anorexia, weight loss, and lethargy. In the hospital, he developed a maculopapular rash, acrodynia (painful, pink discoloration of the hands and feet), tachycardia, hypertension, weakness, sweating, excessive salivation, and altered mental status. Subsequent investigation identified the source of the mercury exposure to be a broken sphygmomanometer (blood pressure monitor) at the home day care center attended by the child.
Subject:
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Child, Preschool
Child Day Care Centers
Full Report
Humans
Male
Mercury
Mercury Poisoning
Public Health Practice

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(17):433-435.
Pubmed ID:
28472024
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5687081
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Florida
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:7b7db96f930cac6e323fac5514781e6eb24a98da35f20e2937f3d0cdbf3021d8
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