Hydrocarbon keratosis
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A hydrocarbon keratosis is a precancerous keratotic
skin lesion that occurs in people who have been occupationally exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
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Keratosis
Keratosis is a growth of keratin on the skin. More specifically, it can refer to:* actinic keratosis * hydrocarbon keratosis* keratosis pilaris , also known as * seborrheic keratosis-See also:...
skin lesion that occurs in people who have been occupationally exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons , also known as poly-aromatic hydrocarbons or polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, are potent atmospheric pollutants that consist of fused aromatic rings and do not contain heteroatoms or carry substituents. Naphthalene is the simplest example of a PAH...
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