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Chloracne
Occupational Disease Chloracne
Chloracne Category Skin Disease
Chloracne Severity
Chronic
Chloracne Synonyms
Ornithosis; Parrot fever; Chlamydia psittaci infection
Information on Chloracne Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
Chloracne appears as straw colored cysts on the face with the nose spared. Cysts may also occur in the axillae and groin. Chloracne is associated with xerosis, conjunctivitis, actinic elastosis, peripheral neuritis, and liver abnormalities. Chemicals that can cause chloracne include: dioxin, pentachlorophenol, PCBs, PBBs, furans, polyhalogenated naphthalenes (polychloronaphthalenes), DDT (crude trichlorobenzene), Propanil, Methazole (both tetrachloroazoxybenzenes), 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene, and Dichlobenil. [Rosenstock, p. 531] Acneform lesions may appear as early as 1 to 3 weeks after dioxin exposure. Most cases of chloracne resolve within 1 to 3 years. There is no acceptable dose-response model for chloracne in exposed human populations. Chloracne may develop weeks or months after exposure and may be dependent upon individual predisposition. [ATSDR Case Studies # 12]
Chloracne Latency
Weeks to months
Chloracne References
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/diseases/acne.html