"Acrodynia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition seen primarily in childhood, most often resulting from chronic exposure to MERCURY COMPOUNDS which may result in encephalopathy and POLYNEUROPATHY. Clinical features include pain, swelling and pinkish discoloration of the fingers and toes, weakness in the extremities, extreme irritability, HYPERESTHESIA, and alterations in level of consciousness. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p603)
| Descriptor ID |
D000170
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.025 C10.720.475.600.150 C25.723.522.875.500.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Acrodynia- Acrodynia
- Chronic Childhood Mercurialism
- Childhood Mercurialism, Chronic
- Childhood Mercurialisms, Chronic
- Chronic Childhood Mercurialisms
- Mercurialism, Chronic Childhood
- Swift's Disease
- Swifts Disease
- Feer's Disease
- Feers Disease
- Pink Disease
- Swift Disease
- Acrodynic Erythema
- Erythema, Acrodynic
- Feer Disease
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Mercury toxicity presenting as acrodynia and a papulovesicular eruption in a 5-year-old girl. Dermatol Online J. 2016 Mar 16; 22(3).