Mercury exposure, pink disease and Young's syndrome: a forgotten public health disaster.
(2025)
Journal Article
Brown, M., Hendley, V., & Ahmad, N. (2025). Mercury exposure, pink disease and Young's syndrome: a forgotten public health disaster. BMJ Case Reports, 18(4), e265108. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2025-265108
Pink disease was once a widespread phenomenon, known to physicians throughout the Western world. Its prevalence declined massively once the source, mercury, was identified in several products. In modern medicine, pink disease rarely forms a different... Read More about Mercury exposure, pink disease and Young's syndrome: a forgotten public health disaster..