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
| Hydrocarbon keratosis | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Pitch keratosis, tar keratosis, and tar wart. |
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| Tar wart | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
References
edit- ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.