Can mustard gas induce late onset polyneuropathy?

can mustard gas induce late onset polyneuropathy?

abstract background: mustard gas, lethal in high doses, affects multiple organs such as skin, eye and respiratory system. we studied the development of late onset mustardinduced polyneuropathy among chemically wounded iranian veterans. methods: in this descriptive study, 100 chemically wounded iranian veterans with severe eye involvement were examined for any signs and symptoms of polyneuropath...

Late-onset Radiologic Findings of Respiratory System Following Sulfur Mustard Exposure

Background: Sulfur mustard (SM) as a chemical warfare agent, increases permeability of bronchial vessels and damages airway epithelium. SM exposure causes debilitating respiratory complications. This study was designed to evaluate clinical respiratory manifestations, and to compare chest X ray (CXR) and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan of chest in SM exposed patients with respira...

Keratolimbal Allograft in the Management of Delayed-Onset Mustard Gas Keratopathy: Long-term Results

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term results of Keratolimbal allograft (KLAL) in the management of Delayed-onset Mustard Gas Keratopathy (MGK). Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study considers those patients with documented MGK, who underwent KLAL between 2002 and 2016 in the Department of ophthalmology, Labbafinejad Medical Center. After obtaining consent, the patients were followed clo...

Poisoning by "Mustard" Gas

Mustard Gas Induced Ocular Injuries

1 Mustard gas is a lipophilic, highly cytotoxic agent that rapidly penetrates tissue, and the eye is one of the organs mostly affected,[1] but skin, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and renal systems as well as the bone marrow may also be affected.[2] Mustard gas related ocular injuries can be divided into immediate, chronic, and delayed‐onset phases. Acute manifestations of varying degrees, incl...

Mustard Gas and Its Implications.

The Medical Annual, 1940. Bristol: John Wright & Sons, Ltd. Price 20s. The Medical Annual in its 58th year of life maintains the high standard set in previous editions. It is an indispensable book for the busy general practitioner and contains much of interest. The ophthalmic section is by Sir Stewart Duke-Elder, who discusses such subjects as cataract and vitamins, diseases of the cornea, sulp...