RESUMO

Mercury exposure during pregnancy can have serious health effects for a developing fetus including impacting the child's neurologic and cognitive development. Through biomonitoring in a low-income Latina population in California, we identified a patient with high levels of mercury and traced the source to face creams purchased in a pharmacy in Mexico.

Assuntos

Monitoramento Ambiental , Mercúrio/sangue , Creme para a Pele/química , Feminino , Feto/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , México , Gravidez