Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome: Is There a Relationship to Mercury Exposure?-Reply
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Abstract In Reply.—We appreciate the thoughtful comments of Drs Aschner and Aschner regarding the possible relationship of mercury exposure and the development of Kawasaki disease. As they note, a number of less obvious or frankly occult exposures to mercury exist, including that resulting from the use of certain diaper rinses. The patient described by us,1 however, wore disposable diapers, almost exclusively of the Ultrapampers variety. To our knowledge, mercury is not used in the...