Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a child with chronic mercury exposure and 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonate (DMPS) therapy

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 479-481

  Van Der Linde, A A A ^a   Pillen, S ^a   Gerrits, G P J M ^a   Bouwes Bavinck, J N ^b  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chelation therapy; Child; DMPS; Mercury intoxication; Stevens Johnson syndrome

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; UNITHIOL;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MALE; MERCURIALISM; PRURITUS; RASH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; SYMPTOM;

ANTIDOTES; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MERCURY POISONING; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME; UNITHIOL; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 45849115855     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701779687     Document Type: Article

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