February 12, 2017
Mercury Intoxication: It Still Exists
A 3-year-old boy was transferred to the Hospital for Sick Children with a 4-week history of systemic symptoms manifesting as irritability and fatigue, loss of appetite, a 5 kg weight loss, and diaphoresis. There was no history of fever. He had severe pain in his wrists and legs not relieved by acetaminophen or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), resulting in difficulty in weight bearing.
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