Childhood Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Mercurial Skin Lightening Agents. Literature Review
Children's exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents at any time during their development, from intra-uterine to early developmental life, can lead to severe detrimental health effects. This is because these skin lightening agents contain inorganic mercury as their active ingredient at vary...
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Children's exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents at any time during their development, from intra-uterine to early developmental life, can lead to severe detrimental health effects. This is because these skin lightening agents contain inorganic mercury as their active ingredient at varying concentrations that exceed acceptable levels. Mercury does not confer any physiological benefit to the human body, and as such, it has only been linked to numerous adverse effects on users and may pose a possible health risk for children born to, living with, and in contact with skin bleaching agent users. Although studies have shown that inorganic mercury exposure may be detrimental to children, there is a paucity of data, to the best of our knowledge, on reviews exploring specifically the possible routes of exposure to and effects of mercurial skin lightening agents on children. Since prevention is the only key to reducing mercury poisoning and toxicity, this study aims to extensively review the literature on prenatal and postnatal exposure to mercury in children from cosmetic skin lightening agents and discuss possible detrimental effects.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d04561856cf409690a6e495c1c69f5d2023-09-03T05:48:48ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghInternational Journal of Medical Students2076-63272022-04-0110110.5195/ijms.2021.850Childhood Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Mercurial Skin Lightening Agents. Literature ReviewRebecca Murerwa0Fidel Gwala1Thomas Amuti2Mary Muange3Medical Student. University of Nairobi. Research in Medicine Kenya (ReMed Kenya), Nairobi, KenyaBSc Anatomy. University of Nairobi. Research in Medicine Kenya (ReMed Kenya), Nairobi, KenyaBSc Anatomy. University of Nairobi. Research in Medicine Kenya (ReMed Kenya), Nairobi, KenyaMBChB, MMed, Pediatric Consultant. Kangundo Sub-county Hospital, Kangundo Town, Machakos County, Kenya Children's exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents at any time during their development, from intra-uterine to early developmental life, can lead to severe detrimental health effects. This is because these skin lightening agents contain inorganic mercury as their active ingredient at varying concentrations that exceed acceptable levels. Mercury does not confer any physiological benefit to the human body, and as such, it has only been linked to numerous adverse effects on users and may pose a possible health risk for children born to, living with, and in contact with skin bleaching agent users. Although studies have shown that inorganic mercury exposure may be detrimental to children, there is a paucity of data, to the best of our knowledge, on reviews exploring specifically the possible routes of exposure to and effects of mercurial skin lightening agents on children. Since prevention is the only key to reducing mercury poisoning and toxicity, this study aims to extensively review the literature on prenatal and postnatal exposure to mercury in children from cosmetic skin lightening agents and discuss possible detrimental effects. https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/850Mercury compoundsInorganic mercury poisoningSkin lightening preparationsMaternal-fetal exchangePrenatal exposure delayed effects |
| spellingShingle | Rebecca Murerwa Fidel Gwala Thomas Amuti Mary Muange Childhood Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Mercurial Skin Lightening Agents. Literature Review International Journal of Medical Students Mercury compounds Inorganic mercury poisoning Skin lightening preparations Maternal-fetal exchange Prenatal exposure delayed effects |
| title | Childhood Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Mercurial Skin Lightening Agents. Literature Review |
| title_full | Childhood Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Mercurial Skin Lightening Agents. Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Childhood Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Mercurial Skin Lightening Agents. Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Childhood Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Mercurial Skin Lightening Agents. Literature Review |
| title_short | Childhood Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Mercurial Skin Lightening Agents. Literature Review |
| title_sort | childhood effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents literature review |
| topic | Mercury compounds Inorganic mercury poisoning Skin lightening preparations Maternal-fetal exchange Prenatal exposure delayed effects |
| url | https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/850 |
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