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Mercury intoxication presenting with tics.
- Source :
- Archives of Disease in Childhood; Aug2000, Vol. 83 Issue 2, p174-175, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- A 5 year old Chinese boy presented with recurrent oral ulceration followed by motor and vocal tics. The Chinese herbal spray he used for his mouth ulcers was found to have a high mercury content. His blood mercury concentration was raised. Isolated tics as the sole presentation of mercury intoxication has not previously been reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00039888
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136219897
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.83.2.174