Biomaterial Database

Mercury as a health hazard. 1988

E S Mucklow

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008627	Mercuric Chloride	Mercury chloride (HgCl2). A highly toxic compound that volatizes slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees C. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant.	Mercury Dichloride,Corrosive Sublimate,HgCl2,Mercuric Perchloride,Mercury Bichloride,Mercury Perchloride,Sublimate,Bichloride, Mercury,Chloride, Mercuric,Dichloride, Mercury,Perchloride, Mercuric,Perchloride, Mercury,Sublimate, Corrosive
D003872	Dermatitis	Any inflammation of the skin.	Dermatitides
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000170	Acrodynia	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)	Feer Disease,Pink Disease,Swift Disease,Acrodynic Erythema,Chronic Childhood Mercurialism,Feer's Disease,Swift's Disease,Childhood Mercurialism, Chronic,Childhood Mercurialisms, Chronic,Chronic Childhood Mercurialisms,Erythema, Acrodynic,Feers Disease,Mercurialism, Chronic Childhood,Swifts Disease
D000641	Ammonia	A colorless alkaline gas. It is formed in the body during decomposition of organic materials during a large number of metabolically important reactions. Note that the aqueous form of ammonia is referred to as AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE.