Hydrocarbon keratosis

Hydrocarbon keratosis
Hydrocarbon keratosis
Other names	Pitch keratosis, tar keratosis, and tar wart.
	Tar wart
Specialty	Dermatology

A hydrocarbon keratosis, also known as pitch keratosis, tar keratosis, and tar wart, is a precancerous keratotic skin lesion that occurs in people who have been occupationally exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.^[1]^: 728

References

^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.

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