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tables in paleopathology research Distribution of Chronic Arsenic Poisoning Lesions in Exposed Individuals from the Camarones Valley Table 1 Distribution by Severity
Table 2 Distribution by Age
Table 3 Distribution by Tissue
Table 4 Arsenic Concentration
Table 1
Distribution of Skin Lesions on 27 Individuals with Chronic Arsenic Poisoning and the Presence of Mees Lines in the Nails
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Area |
Number |
Severe |
Moderate |
Mild |
Total Positive |
Trunk |
27 |
8 |
16 |
3 |
100% |
Arms |
9 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
33% |
Legs |
12 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
44% |
Hands |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
11% |
Feet |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
11% |
Ankles |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4% |
Heads |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
19% |
Mees Line Nails |
(21) |
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|
52% |
Total |
60 |
11
(18%) |
35
(58%) |
14
(23%) |
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Table 2
Distribution of Skin Lesions by Age
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Area |
4-10 Years |
11-15 Years |
16-40 Years |
Over 40 |
Trunk |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Arms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Legs |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Hands and Feet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Head |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Lesions |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Number of Individuals |
*7
* 57% Severe |
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14
(14%) |
6
(83%) |
*Ages 4 to 15 Combined
Table 3
Distribution of Lesions by Tissue
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Tissue |
Number with Tissue |
Number with Pathology |
% Positive |
Skin |
32 |
27 |
84.4 |
Liver |
22 |
5 |
22.7 |
Lung |
19 |
7 |
36.8 |
Kidney |
19 |
1 |
5.3 |
Heart |
11 |
1 |
9.1 |
Intestine |
23 |
1 |
4.3 |
Diaphragm |
19 |
1 |
5.3 |
Table 4
Arsenic Concentration in Different Tissues (Parts per Million)
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Age |
Number |
Nails |
Ribs |
Skin |
0-10 Years |
5 |
46.07 |
4.48 |
23.28 |
11-20 Years |
6 |
19.18 |
2.76 |
9.90 |
21-40 Years |
5 |
30.90 |
1.83 |
2.92 |
40 Plus |
5 |
42.38 |
5.67 |
11.27 |
Updated
October 5, 2009
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