Medical term:

acrodynia

[ak″ro-din´e-ah]

a disease of infancy and early childhood marked by pain and swelling in, and pink coloration of, the fingers and toes and by listlessness, irritability, failure to thrive, profuse perspiration, and sometimes scarlet coloration of the cheeks and tip of the nose. It is due to absorption of mercury. Called also erythredema polyneuropathy and pink disease.

ac·ro·dyn·i·a

(ak-rō-din'ē-ă),

1. Pain in peripheral or acral parts of the body.

2. A syndrome caused almost exclusively in the past by mercury poisoning: in children, characterized by erythema of the limbs, chest, and nose, gastrointestinal symptoms, behavioral changes, and polyneuritis; in adults, characterized by anorexia, photophobia, sweating, and tachycardia. Synonym(s): acrodynic erythema, dermatopolyneuritis, erythredema, Feer disease, pink disease

[acro- + G. odynē, pain]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

acrodynia

(1) Pink disease
A synonym of chronic mercury poisoning.
(2) A term of waning use for pain primarily centred around one or more distal parts—fingers, hands, toes, feet—for which the term “distal pain” is preferable.

ac·ro·dyn·i·a

(ak'rō-din'ē-ă)

1. Pain in peripheral or acral parts of the body.

2. A syndrome caused almost exclusively by mercury poisoning: in children, characterized by erythema of the extremities, chest, and nose, polyneuritis, and gastrointestinal symptoms; in adults, by anorexia, photophobia, sweating, and tachycardia.
Synonym(s): dermatopolyneuritis, erythredema, erythroedema, Feer disease, pink disease, polyneuropathy (3) , Swift disease.

[acro- + G. odynē, pain]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

acrodynia

Pink disease. A now rare, severe childhood illness formerly caused by mercury poisoning from teething powders. Acrodynia features pink, itching extremities, sweating, floppiness, loss of appetite, insomnia and low blood pressure. The disease was also caused by local applications of mercury-containing medication.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Feer,

Emil, Swiss pediatrician, 1864-1955.

Feer disease - pain in peripheral or acral parts of the body; caused almost exclusively by mercury poisoning in children. Synonym(s): acrodynia; pink disease; Swift disease

Selter,

Paul, German pediatrician, 1866-1941.

Selter disease - Synonym(s): acrodynia

ac·ro·dyn·i·a

(ak'rō-din'ē-ă)

Pain in peripheral or acral body parts.
Synonym(s): Feer disease.

[acro- + G. odynē, pain]

Patient discussion about acrodynia

Q. every alternate day i go through a swift mood change from a very high depression. I am facing some problem and I need help. Every alternate day I go through a swift mood change from a very high depression on one day to a high happiness on the other day. It remains constant for couple of days and then again my mood swings either to a high depression or to a good level happiness. When in happy mood I feel on top. When I feel very depressed I start harming myself and it goes to the extent to bang my head on the wall. Many times I will cry so much that the very next day my eyes burns with irritation and pain. Is all this normal? I think I am getting bipolar.

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