Chronic endemic hydroarsenicism
Authors: Woollons1; Russell-Jones1
Source: British Journal of Dermatology, Volume 139, Number 6, December 1998 , pp. 1092-1096(5)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
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Abstract:
Chronic endemic hydroarsenicism in a 48-year-old man from Antofagasta, Chile, is reported. The literature on the global health problems of hydroarsenicism is reviewed, especially with regard to the carcinogenic action of arsenic.Document Type: Case report
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02573.x
Affiliations: 1: St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, U.K.
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