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Rare Disease

infantile mercury poisoning

MONDO:0016588

Also known as:Feer diseaseSwift diseaseSwift-Feer disease

Overview

Infantile mercury poisoning is a rare intoxication affecting children, most commonly characterized by erythema of the hands, feet and nose, edematous, painful, pink to red, desquamating fingers and toes, bluish, cold and wet extremities, excessive sweating, irritability, photophobia, muscle weakness, diffuse hypotonia, paresthesia, hypertension and tachycardia, due to elemental, organic or inorganic mercury exposure. Additional manifestations include alopecia, loss of appetite, excessive salivation with red and swollen gums, tooth and nail loss, and insomnia.

ResearchLimited published research (5 articles)

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for infantile mercury poisoning has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for infantile mercury poisoning.

5 publications have been identified in PubMed for infantile mercury poisoning. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (40%), Other (20%), and Diagnostic / Biomarker (20%).

Recent Publications

Zhu Y (2026). [PMID: 41235359](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41235359/). *Oncology letters*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Wu S (2026). [PMID: 42063013](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42063013/). *BMC Pediatr*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Alasmari S (2025). [PMID: 40340883](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40340883/). *Annals of clinical and laboratory science*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Li D (2025). [PMID: 39786626](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39786626/). *The international journal of cardiovascular imaging*. [Other]
Zhu WJ (2024). [PMID: 39034796](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39034796/). *Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine]*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:247165

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:20653

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infantile mercury poisoning

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