title: Chronic endemic hydroarsenicism.
abstract: Chronic endemic hydroarsenicism in a 48-year-old man from Antofagasta, Chile, is reported. The literature on the global health problems of hydroarsenicism is reviewed, especially with regard to the carcinogenic action of arsenic.
authors.affiliation: St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, U.K.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woollons
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Russell-Jones
mesh_terms: D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002677:Chile; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D014881:Water Supply