 Succimer
"Succimer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mercaptodicarboxylic acid used as an antidote to heavy metal poisoning because it forms strong chelates with them.
| Descriptor ID |
D004113
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.337.820.525 D02.886.489.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Succimer- Succimer
- meso-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
- meso Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
- DMSA
- 2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
- 2,3 Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
- Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
Succimer, Tin Salt- Succimer, Tin Salt
- Tin Salt Succimer
- Tin Dimercaptosuccinate
- Dimercaptosuccinate, Tin
Chemet- Chemet
- Sanofi Brand of Succimer
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Succimer" by people in Profiles.
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Wang EE, Mahajan N, Wills B, Leikin J. Successful treatment of potentially fatal heavy metal poisonings. J Emerg Med. 2007 Apr; 32(3):289-94.
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Clifton JC, Sigg T, Burda AM, Leikin JB, Smith CJ, Sandler RH. Acute pediatric lead poisoning: combined whole bowel irrigation, succimer therapy, and endoscopic removal of ingested lead pellets. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2002 Jun; 18(3):200-2.
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Sigg T, Burda A, Leikin JB, Gossman W, Umanos J. A report of pediatric SUCCIMER overdose. Vet Hum Toxicol. 1998 Apr; 40(2):90-1.
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