Symptoms of mercury poisoning in children

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Mercury poisoning in children is mainly caused by taking mercury containing drugs by mistake or overdose. If suffering from this disease, it is very uncomfortable, mercury (Hg) is a silver white liquid metal, commonly known as mercury, has fluidity, and is easy to evaporate at room temperature. Mercury and its compounds are toxic, and mercury poisoning can occur if the dosage is too large or the application time is too long. Now I will tell you about the symptoms of mercury poisoning in children.

Symptoms of mercury poisoning in children

First: respiratory tract damage inhalation of large amounts of mercury vapor can cause respiratory tract corrosive damage, children with cough, respiratory distress and fever.

Second, the symptoms of digestive tract were tightness and pain of oropharynx, nausea and vomiting, and the vomit was mixed with gray mucus and bloody mucosal debris. Abdominal pain, diarrhea, watery stool or bloody stool, feces with mucus and blood, and a large amount of exfoliated intestinal mucosa, the feeling of urgency and heaviness, similar to dysentery stool. The tongue, sublingual gland and auricular gland of the child were swollen, with bloody mucus in the mouth, metallic smell in the mouth, congestion, edema and necrosis of oral mucosa, swelling, bleeding and ulceration of gingiva.

Third: nervous system headache, dizziness, apathy, decreased vision, diplopia, etc. Severe cases may have convulsions, delirium, or even coma.

matters needing attention

(1) acrodynia (1) mental neurological symptoms include mental retardation, irritability, apathy, photophobia, sweating, hypertension, hypotonia, stomatitis, neuritis, salivation, etc. ② Skin symptoms include various rashes and secondary skin infections, itchy skin, severe pain of hands and feet, even loss of fingers and toenails, and acromegaly necrosis. ③ Other symptoms were tachycardia and myocardial damage. At first, the tendon reflex was normal or hyperactive, then disappeared, and fever was occasionally seen. Peripheral white blood cell count increased, proteinuria and diabetes were seen. (2) the main manifestations of Minamata disease are paresthesia, pain, limb numbness, hearing and speech disorders, unclear speech, deafness, dysphagia, visual impairment, dyskinesia, weakness, ataxia, hemiplegia, tremor, hand foot coordination disorders, even walking difficulties, photophobia, personality disorders, mental retardation, mental retardation, mental retardation, confusion, convulsion, etc, In severe cases, they had dysesthesia, spasm, and finally died.