Mercury poisoning: A rare but treatable cause of failure to thrive and developmental regression in an infant

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-64

  Koh, Carline ^a   Kwong, Karen L ^b   Wong, S N ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acrodynia; Complementary therapies; Failure to thrive; Hypertension; Mercury poisoning

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; SUCCIMER;

ACRODYNIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ACRODYNIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MERCURY POISONING;

EID: 61849173408     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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