Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital General de Segovia.
An Esp Pediatr. 2000 Nov;53(5):479-81.
Neonatal mercury poisoning, especially that due to merbromin ingestion, is uncommon. We describe the case of a 10 day old newborn infant who was given mercurochrome orally for 7 days due to misunderstanding of medical instructions. Initial symptoms included loss of appetite and low weight increase. Elevated blood mercury concentrations were found. Chelating therapy with dimercaprol was initiated and the patient's evolution was good. We discuss the potential toxicity of mercury and emphasise the importance of the transmission of information by physicians, especially to the immigrant population.
新生儿汞中毒，尤其是因摄入红汞引起的中毒并不常见。我们描述了一名10天大的新生儿病例，该婴儿因误解医嘱而口服红汞7天。初始症状包括食欲不振和体重增长缓慢。发现血汞浓度升高。开始用二巯丙醇进行螯合治疗，患者病情好转。我们讨论了汞的潜在毒性，并强调医生传递信息的重要性，尤其是对移民群体。
