Abstract
Although technological progress has created great benefits, at the same time a lot of industrial by-products and chemical wastes have been produced. Human health has been greatly affected by these environmental pollutants [1]. The skin is the largest organ in the human body and one of its main functions is to protect the body from noxious substances. Environmental pollutants are related to skin diseases such as contact dermatitis, chemical depigmentation, and chloracne [2]. Acne vulgaris is generally considered to be a disorder of adolescence, but environmental pollutants can result in an acneiform eruption called chloracne, a typical environmental skin disease, which is characterized by acne-like lesions, such as comedones (blackheads and whiteheads), cysts, and pustules, that occur following systemic absorption of chemical “chloracnegens.”
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Ju, Q., Xia, L. (2014). Acne and Environmental Pollution (Chloracne). In: Zouboulis, C., Katsambas, A., Kligman, A. (eds) Pathogenesis and Treatment of Acne and Rosacea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69375-8_25
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