| Literature DB >> 10906032 |
A M Li1, M H Chan, T F Leung, R C Cheung, C W Lam, T F Fok.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10906032 PMCID: PMC1718439 DOI: 10.1136/adc.83.2.174
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791