title: Cannabis and skin diseases.
abstract: From time out of mind, man has grown hemp for both "industrial" and "recreational" use (it is then referred to as cannabis). Of course, cannabis has strong psychoactive properties and is one of the most commonly used "soft drugs" in the world. Clinicians should know the adverse effects on mucous membranes and on skin, which may sometimes entail an absolutely necessary stopping of consumption. Raynaud's phenomenon, as well as arteritis due to cannabis consumption may be extremely severe and result in worrying situations for both clinicians and patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. dominique.tennstedt@uclouvain.be
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tennstedt
authors.forename: Anaïs
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saint-Remy
mesh_terms: D001167:Arteritis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002188:Cannabis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex