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Ajoy Biswas, MD

Diagnosis

arsenic-induced skin changes

Body Site

leg

Age

51 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

confluent

Color

brown

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) symmetric

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.

Description

diffuse and confluent acral hyperpigmentation

Categories

tropical medicine environmental injury

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4/9/2006 20:15:08

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