Arsenical keratosis in China: A case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arsenical keratosis is a precancerous dermatosis which could be induced by long-term exposure to arsenic poisoning. Arsenic is often added to traditional Chinese medicine in a non-compliant manner to increase the effectiveness of psoriasis treatment, which is often the main cause of arsenic poisoning in Chinese patients with psoriasis.

Objectives

We performed a systemic review of arsenic keratosis during the past 32 years to better understand the sources, treatment, and prognosis of arsenic keratosis in China.

Methods

We searched Medline/PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang databases for research studies published between 1992 and 2024. A total of 64 papers with 78 individual Chinese of arsenical keratosis were included in this analysis.

Results

Of the

SUBMITTER: Tao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11348506 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature