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Schamberg's disease, (also known as "progressive pigmentary dermatosis of Schamberg", [1] "purpura pigmentosa progressiva" (PPP), [1] and "Schamberg's purpura" [1]) is a chronic discoloration of the skin found in people of all ages, usually only affecting the feet, legs or thighs or a combination.
The most illustrative effects of Agent Orange upon the Vietnamese people are the health effects. [4] Scientific consensus has made it clear that the importance of accuracy in terms of site-specific cancer risk as well as the difficulty in identifying Agent Orange as the cause of that specific cancer risk must be acknowledged.
In 1968, almost 2,000 individuals in northern Kyūshū, Japan, suffered chloracne, among other symptoms, after chronic exposure to cooking oils contaminated with PCBs and PCDFs. The syndrome came to be called Yushō disease or "Rice Oil" disease. In 1979, a similar case of mass contamination of cooking oil was reported in central Taiwan.
Cellulitis. Cellulitis looks like a rash, but is actually an infection of the middle layer of skin, says Dr. Yadav. It causes the skin to become diffusely red, swollen, tender, and hot to the ...
This contagious skin rash is caused by streptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria that enter the body through compromised skin. Other symptoms to note: Initially, red blisters form at the infection ...
First published in 1994 and titled Veterans and Agent Orange, the IOM reports assess the risk of both cancer and non-cancer health effects. Each health effect is categorized by evidence of association based on available research data. [40] The last update was published in 2016, entitled Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2014.
What it looks like: Psoriasis, another inflammatory condition that dermatologists see frequently, is known to causes scaly, itchy areas of thickened skin called plaques that can look like rashes.
Agent Orange Study of 1979 On December 6, 1979, the 96th United States Congress passed H.R. 3892, better known as Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 . [ 6 ] The Title 38 amendment, better known as Title III: Veterans' Administration Medical Personnel Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions , was enacted into law by ...