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Arsenicism by Chronic Exposure to Mine Tailings in Peru: An Analysis of 17 Cases with Lesions on Skin and/or Annexes.

Willy RamosAlex G Ortega-LoayzaJesús DíazJhony Alberto De La Cruz-VargasMercedes TelloGerardo RoncerosManuel LoayzaEricson L Gutierrez
Published in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology (2022)
The studied cases of arsenicism with lesions on skin and/or annexes by exposure to mine tailings present with differential characteristics in comparison to other forms of arsenicism such as less severity, lower urine clearance of arsenic, and absence of skin cancer cases.
Keyphrases
  • skin cancer
  • soft tissue
  • wound healing
  • drinking water
  • risk assessment