raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:247165

Infantile mercury poisoning

Synonyms: Erythroedema polyneuritis · Feer disease · Infantile acrodynia · Infantile mercury intoxication · Pink disease · Swift disease · Swift-Feer disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Infancy
Status
active

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.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enInfantile mercury poisoningErythroedema polyneuritis · Feer disease · Infantile acrodynia · Infantile mercury intoxication · Pink disease · Swift disease · Swift-Feer disease
frIntoxication infantile au mercureAcrodynie infantile · Empoisonnement infantile au mercure · Erythroedème épidémique · Hydrargyrie infantile · Hydrargyrisme infantile · Maladie de Feer · Maladie de Swift · Maladie de Swift-Feer · Maladie rose · Polynévrite érythroedème
deQuecksilbervergiftung, infantileFeer-Krankheit · Infantile Akrodynie · Infantile Quecksilber-intoxifikation · Pink-Krankheit · Swift-Feer-Krankheit · Swift-Krankheit
esIntoxicación infantil por mercurioAcrodinia infantil · Enfermedad de Feer · Enfermedad de Pink · Enfermedad de Swift · Enfermedad de Swift-Feer · Envenenamiento infantil por mercurio
itAvvelenamento infantile da mercurioAcrodinia infantile · Eritroedema polineuritico · Intossicazione infantile da mercurio · Malattia di Feer · Malattia di Pink · Malattia di Swift · Malattia di Swift-Feer
nlInfantiele kwikvergiftigingPink disease · Ziekte van Feer · Ziekte van Swift · Ziekte van Swift-Feer · Erytroedema polyneuritis · Infantiele acrodynie · Infantiele kwikintoxicatie
ptEnvenenamento da infância por mercúrio
plZatrucie rtęcią u dzieciChoroba Feera · Choroba Pinka · Choroba Swifta · Choroba Swifta i Feera · Dziecięca akrodynia · Infantile mercury intoxication · Obrzęk z zaczerwienieniem z powodu zapalenia wielonerwowego
csInfantilní otrava rtutíErythroedema polyneuropathia · Feerova nemoc · Infantilní akrodynie · Infantilní intoxikace rtutí · Swiftova nemoc · Swiftova-Feerova nemoc · Růžová nemoc · Swift-Feerova nemoc
ukІнфантильне отруєння ртуттюЕритреїдальний поліневрит · Хвороба Фейера · Інфантильна акродинія · Дитяча ртутна інтоксикація · Рожева хвороба · Хвороба Свіфта · Хвороба Свіфта-Фейера
zh小儿铅中毒小儿贡中毒
trİnfantil cıva zehirlenmesiFeer hastalığı · Pembe hastalık · Swift hastalığı · Swift-Feer hastalığı · İnfantil akrodinya · Eritroödem polinürit · İnfantil cıva zehirlenmesi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10T56.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11NE61NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016588Evalidated
UMLSC4553710Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card