A cluster of pediatric metallic mercury exposure cases treated with meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA)

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 575-577

  Forman, Joel ^a   Moline, Jacqueline ^a   Cernichiari, Elsa ^b   Sayegh, Sammi ^c   Torres, J Carlos ^d   Landrigan, Mary M ^d   Hudson, Jean ^d   Adel, Harold N ^d   Landrigan, Philip J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^d Westchester Co Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3 Dimercapto 1 propane sulfonic acid; Children; DMPS; DMSA; Meso 2,3 dimercaptosuccinic acid; Metallic mercury; Overexposure; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; CREATININE; MERCURY; SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIURESIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; VAPOR;

EID: 0033937344     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108575     Document Type: Article

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