1) Occupational disease 2) Pain in the extremities
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Acrodynia refers to a condition of pain and dusky pink discoloration in the hands and feet most often seen in children chronically exposed to heavy metals, especially mercury. The word is derived from the Greek, where ακρος means high (as in:in an extremity) and οδυνη means pain. As such, it might be (erroneously) used to indicate that a...
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(from the article `mercury poisoning`) ...or the long-term ingestion of calomel (mercurous chloride, a cathartic) may produce fever, rash, and enlargement of the spleen and lymph nodes. In ...
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Pain in the extremities. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(ak″ro-din´e-ә) a disease of infancy and early childhood marked by pain and swelling in, and pink coloration of, the fingers and toes and by listlessness, irritability, failure to thrive, profuse perspiration, and sometimes scarlet coloration of the cheeks and tip of the nose. It is due to absorption of merc...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ak-rō-din′ē-ă Definitions: 1. Pain in peripheral or acral parts of the body. 2. A syndrome caused almost exclusively in the past by mercury poisoning: in children, characterized by erythema of the limbs, chest, and nose, gastrointestinal symptoms, behavioral changes, and polyneuritis; in adults, charac...
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Acrodynia: Pain in the extremities (the hands and feet).
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acrodynia 1. Disease of infancy and early childhood characterized by pain and swelling in, and pink coloration of, the fingers and toes. 2. A syndrome caused almost exclusively by mercury poisoning in children and gastrointestinal symptoms, in adults, by anorexia, photophobia, sweating, and tachycardia.
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