Hyperintense lesions in brain MRI after exposure to a mercuric chloride-containing skin whitening cream

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 747-750

  Benz, Marcus R ^a   Lee, Seung Hee ^a,b   Kellner, Lars ^a,b   Döhlemann, Christoph ^a   Berweck, Steffen ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

DMPS; Hyperintense lesions; Inorganic mercury intoxication; MRI

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; ADRENALIN; ANTIDOTE; CATECHOLAMINE; CREATININE; DIAZEPAM; DIMERCAPTO 1 PROPANSULFIC ACID; DOPAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METADRENALIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; NORADRENALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

AGITATION; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CLONIC SEIZURE; CREAM; DYSTHYMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; IMPULSIVENESS; INSOMNIA; MERCURIALISM; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; PRURITUS; RASH; SCINTIGRAPHY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ULTRASOUND; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959755205     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1333-1     Document Type: Article

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