Incidence of CTCL in Vietnam veterans

Dermatol Nurs. 2002 Feb;14(1):42, 45, 52.

Abstract

The causative factors of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) are unclear. Exposure to herbicides has been linked to the development of other lymphomas. Three Vietnam Veterans with CTCL treated at a photopheresis unit in New Jersey report positive histories of exposure to Agent Orange, a herbicide used during the war.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / poisoning*
  • 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / poisoning*
  • Agent Orange
  • Defoliants, Chemical / poisoning*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / chemically induced*
  • Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / poisoning*
  • Skin Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • United States
  • Veterans
  • Vietnam
  • Warfare

Substances

  • Defoliants, Chemical
  • Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
  • 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
  • Agent Orange
  • 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid