Minimal change disease following exposure to mercury-containing skin lightening cream

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 316-318

  Tang, H L ^a   Chu, K H ^a   Mak, Y F ^a   Lee, W ^a   Cheuk, A ^a   Yim, K F ^a   Fung, K S ^a   Chan, H W H ^a   Tong, K L ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cosmetics; Glomerulonephritis; Mercury; Nephrotic syndrome; Skin drug effects

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; MERCURY; PENICILLAMINE; SKIN LIGHTENING CREAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MERCURIALISM; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEINURIA; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; COSMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MERCURY; NEPHROSIS, LIPOID; OINTMENTS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 33747862999     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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