Mercury intoxication presenting with tics. Issue 2 (1st August 2000)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Albert M; Chan, Michael H M; Leung, T F; Cheung, Robert C K; Lam, Christopher W K; Fok, T F
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 83:Issue 2(2000)
• Page Start: 174
• Page End: 175
• Publication Date: 2000-08-01
• Subjects: tics -- mercury poisoning -- Chinese medicinal herb; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.83.2.174
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

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.