Abstract
Erythroderma can be provoked by heavy metals, including arsenic. We report five patients with erythroderma in whom hair and nail Samples contained arsenic. All of them gave a history of ingestion of an Ayurvedic medication 2 - 8 weeks prior to the onset of the erythroderma. In two of these patients, arsenic was also detected in the Ayurvedic medication.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljd.v3i1.351 | Journal eISSN: 1391-2771
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 15
Published on: Dec 1, 1998
Published by: Sri Lanka College of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1998 M H A J P Chandani, D N Athukorala, published by Sri Lanka College of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
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