Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Multiple Bowen's Disease in a Patient with a History of Consumption of Traditional Chinese Herbal Balls
| Autor: | Myeung Nam Kim, Joo Hyun Shim, Kui Young Park, Kapsok Li, Joon Seok, Seong Jun Seo, Chang Kwun Hong, Beom Joon Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Chronic exposure
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Dermatology complex mixtures Arsenic Bowen's disease Squamous cell carcinoma lcsh:Dermatology medicine Basal cell Arsenic keratosis Past medical history integumentary system medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Bowenߣs disease food and beverages lcsh:RL1-803 medicine.disease body regions Left foot dorsum Skin biopsy Published online: July 2015 Palm business Skin lesion Chinese herbal ball |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Dermatology, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 151-155 (2015) Case Reports in Dermatology |
| ISSN: | 1662-6567 |
| Popis: | Arsenic has been classified as a class I human carcinogen, meaning that there is sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity to humans. Arsenic, however, remains a common contaminant in a number of traditional Chinese herbal balls. A 64-year-old man presented with an erythematous erosive patch on the left palm, multiple yellowish scaly patches on the right palm and an erythematous hyperkeratotic patch with bleeding on the left foot dorsum. He also had similar skin lesions on the back and buttock. He had a past medical history of chronic exposure to arsenic through consumption of traditional Chinese herbal balls. Skin biopsy revealed Bowen's disease on the left palm and squamous cell carcinoma on left foot dorsum. We report this case to emphasize that we should investigate patient's history thoroughly, including the use of Chinese herbal balls to find out arsenicism. |
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