| Image Name: | arsenic_1_060407 | File Type: | jpg | |||
| Diagnosis: | ARSENIC-INDUCED SKIN CHANGES | Category: |
tropical medicine
/ environmental injury | |||
| Morphology: | macular / flat (macule / patch) | Organization: | confluent | |||
| Pattern: | acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) / symmetric | Color: | brown | |||
| Body Site: | leg | Age: | 51 years | |||
| Gender: | Male | Image Year: | 2006 | |||
| Contributor: | Ajoy Biswas, MD | First Published: | April 09, 2006 | |||
| Description: | diffuse and confluent acral hyperpigmentation | |||||
| Comments: | This 51-year-old man had a history of exposure to arsenic in contaminated drinking water. He developed hyperpigmentation with diffuse scaling on his extremities.
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| Other Resources: | PubMed: arsenic-induced skin changes | OMIM: arsenic-induced skin changes | ||||
| MedlinePlus: arsenic-induced skin changes | Archives of Dermatology: arsenic-induced skin changes | |||||
| eMedicine: arsenic-induced skin changes | Dermatology Online: arsenic-induced skin changes | |||||
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