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  • Title: Mercury Poisoning in a Toddler from Home Contamination due to Skin-Lightening Cream.
    Author: Ori MR, Larsen JB, Shirazi FM.
    Journal: J Pediatr; 2018 May; 196():314-317.e1. PubMed ID: 29395180.
    Abstract:
    A 17-month-old child presented with hypertension, fussiness, constipation, and arthralgia due to mercury toxicity from a skin-lightening cosmetic used by her mother and grandmother. Blood mercury level was 26 mcg/L and urine level was 243 mcg/g creatinine. She was chelated with succimer. The home was contaminated and needed remediation.
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