Skin hydration and transepidermal water loss in patients with a history of sulfur mustard contact: a case-control study
| Autor: | Majid Shohrati, Khalil Farsinejad, Hamed Zartab, Bardia Sadr, Alireza Firooz, Mehdi Rashighi-Firouzabadi, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Seyyed Masoud Davoudi, Saeed Keshavarz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms Dermatology Iran Skin Diseases chemistry.chemical_compound Hyperpigmentation Skin Physiological Phenomena Mustard Gas medicine Stratum corneum Humans Chemical Warfare Agents Transepidermal water loss integumentary system business.industry Incidence Pruritus Lichenification Sulfur mustard Middle Aged Water-Electrolyte Balance Water Loss Insensible Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Case-Control Studies Forehead medicine.symptom Hemangioma business Palm |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 23:940-944 |
| ISSN: | 1468-3083 0926-9959 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03235.x |
| Popis: | Background Skin lesions are among the most common complications of contact with sulfur mustard. Objective This study was aimed to measure skin water content and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) in patients with a history of sulfur mustard contact. Methods Three hundred ten male participants were included in this study: 87 (28.1%) sulfur mustard–exposed patients with current skin lesions (group 1), 71 (22.9%) sulfur mustard–exposed patients without skin lesions (group 2), 78 (25.2%) patients with dermatitis (group 3) and 74 (23.8%) normal controls (group 4) The water content and TEWL of skin was measured at four different locations of the body: forehead, suprasternal, palm and dorsum of hand. Nonparametric statistical tests (Kruskal–Wallis) were used to compare the four groups, and P |
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