Cutaneous Malignancy due to Arsenicosis in Bangladesh: 12-Year Study in Tertiary Level Hospital
Joint Authors
Choudhury, Md. Iqbal Mahmud
Shabnam, Nilufar
Ahsan, Tazin
Ahsan, S. M. Abu
Kabir, Md. Saiful
Khan, Rashed Md.
Miah, Md. Abdal
Uddin, Mohd. Kamal
Liton, Md. Aminur Rashid
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bangladesh is grappling with the largest mass poisoning of a population in the world due to contamination of drinking water with naturally occurring inorganic arsenic.
It is estimated that 75 million people of 59 (out of 64) districts are at risk of drinking contaminated water with arsenic above 50μg/L.
Long term exposure to arsenic causes cancers, including skin, lung, and bladder.
This is a randomized prospective study to see the prevalence of skin cancer from arsenic affected area of Bangladesh, as well as their variation by geographical area, age, gender, location on the body, and socioeconomic conditions, in outpatient department of plastic surgery unit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
A total of 960 patients with skin cancers comprised of 528 males and 432 females were selected for the study from January 2004 to December 2015.
In this 12-year study, we found squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma to be associated with the ingestion of arsenic contaminated ground water.
This is a reflection of a small part of the total national scenario of devastating result of arsenic mediated cancer in terms of skin malignancy.
This study will help the future researchers who are contemplating to work on arsenic induced health problem.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Choudhury, Md. Iqbal Mahmud& Shabnam, Nilufar& Ahsan, Tazin& Ahsan, S. M. Abu& Kabir, Md. Saiful& Khan, Rashed Md.…[et al.]. 2018. Cutaneous Malignancy due to Arsenicosis in Bangladesh: 12-Year Study in Tertiary Level Hospital. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126846
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Choudhury, Md. Iqbal Mahmud…[et al.]. Cutaneous Malignancy due to Arsenicosis in Bangladesh: 12-Year Study in Tertiary Level Hospital. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126846
American Medical Association (AMA)
Choudhury, Md. Iqbal Mahmud& Shabnam, Nilufar& Ahsan, Tazin& Ahsan, S. M. Abu& Kabir, Md. Saiful& Khan, Rashed Md.…[et al.]. Cutaneous Malignancy due to Arsenicosis in Bangladesh: 12-Year Study in Tertiary Level Hospital. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126846
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1126846