Pink's disease is due to_______________?

Correct answer: B. Toxicity of Mercury

  • A. Toxicity of silver
  • B. Toxicity of Mercury
  • C. Toxicity of lead
  • D. Toxicity of Tetracycline

Explanation

Pink disease, or acrodynia, is a childhood manifestation of mercury poisoning and may include painful extremities, sweating, irritability, and desquamation. Lead toxicity instead produces findings such as a blue gingival line and neurologic or abdominal symptoms.

Submitted by a TestUstad contributor and published by the TestUstad editorial teamLast updated
Report an error

The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.

Prefer email? support@testustad.com

Practise Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease

309 free Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease MCQs from Oral Pathology and Medicine, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask Oral Pathology and Medicine questions like this

Oral Pathology and Medicine is on this paper prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for it.

More Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease questions