Mustard Gas (Sulfur Mustard)

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325 relevant articles (17 outcomes, 36 trials/studies) found for this Bio-Agent

Description: Severe irritant and vesicant of skin, eyes, and lungs. It may cause blindness and lethal lung edema and was formerly used as a war gas. The substance has been proposed as a cytostatic and for treatment of psoriasis. It has been listed as a known carcinogen in the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP-85-002, 1985) (Merck, 11th ed).

Also Known As:

Sulfur Mustard; Yperite; Bis(beta-chloroethyl) Sulfide; Di-2-chloroethyl Sulfide; Mustardgas; Psoriazin; Yellow Cross Liquid; Di 2 chloroethyl Sulfide; Gas, Mustard; Mustard, Sulfur; Sulfide, Di-2-chloroethyl; Sulfide, Dichlorodiethyl; Dichlorodiethyl Sulfide; Ethane, 1,1'-thiobis(2-chloro)-

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Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Organic Chemicals: 42

Hydrocarbons: 362

Halogenated Hydrocarbons: 31

Mustard Compounds: 3

Mustard Gas: 325

2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide: 32

2-chloroethyl butyl sulfide: 1

acridine yperite

Experts

1.	Emad, Ali: 10 articles (07/2008 - 07/2006)
2.	Emad, Yasaman: 8 articles (07/2008 - 01/2007)
3.	Ghanei, Mostafa: 7 articles (07/2008 - 05/2002)
4.	Aslani, Jafar: 5 articles (07/2008 - 11/2004)
5.	Panahi, Yunes: 4 articles (07/2008 - 06/2005)
6.	Hefazi, Mehrdad: 4 articles (09/2006 - 08/2005)
7.	Balali-Mood, Mahdi: 4 articles (09/2006 - 08/2005)
8.	Mahmoudi, Mahmoud: 4 articles (09/2006 - 08/2005)
9.	Shohrati, Majid: 3 articles (03/2007 - 01/2007)
10.	Ray, Radharaman: 3 articles (01/2007 - 03/2003)

Related Diseases

1.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 03/01/2007 - "Before sulfur mustard (HD) injuries can be effectively treated, assessment of lesion depth must occur. " 01/01/2006 - "OBJECTIVE: The objective was to examine the efficacy of several treatment regimens in improving wound healing of cutaneous sulfur mustard (HD) injuries. " 01/01/2006 - "Improved wound healing of cutaneous sulfur mustard injuries in a weanling pig model." 01/01/2005 - "Wound healing of cutaneous sulfur mustard injuries: strategies for the development of improved therapies." 01/01/1999 - "Not only have these advances improved our understanding of the sulfur mustard injury and the care of the patients, these are potentially numerous applications for these findings in other dermatologic conditions including the treatment of chronic wounds." Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Pruritus (Itching) 01/01/2007 - "The study population consisted of 75 patients with chronic pruritus due to sulfur mustard exposure. " 06/01/2008 - "Impact of pruritus on quality of life in sulfur mustard-exposed Iranian veterans." 05/01/2007 - "METHODS: This randomised, double-blinded clinical trial was performed in chemical warfare-injured veterans with mustard gas-induced pruritus. " 01/01/2007 - "Pruritus, as a chronic lesion caused by sulfur mustard, is a common problem among chemical weapons veterans. " 01/01/2007 - "Comparative study of Unna's Boot and betamethasone cream in the treatment of sulfur mustard-related pruritus." Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Bronchiolitis 01/01/2006 - "BACKGROUND: Bronchiolitis has been known to be among the main the pathological features of lung lesions in Mustard Gas (MG) exposed patients. " 02/01/2004 - "Chronic bronchiolitis in a 5-yr-old child after exposure to sulphur mustard gas." 06/01/2005 - "Bronchiolitis has been known as one of the pathological features of lung injuries in mustard gas exposed patients.The" 08/01/2007 - "Inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta 2-agonists are effective in treatment of patients with chronic bronchiolitis following exposure to sulfur mustard. " 06/01/2005 - " purpose of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of interferon gamma-1b on the lung function in mustard gas exposed patients with bronchiolitis. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Blister (Bulla) 09/01/2009 - "The primary emphasis of this program has been the development of therapeutic protection against sulfur mustard and its cutaneous pathology-blister formation. " 01/01/2008 - "Objective: Sulfur mustard (SM) causes blisters on the human skin. " 02/09/2007 - "Degradation of the blister agent sulfur mustard, bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide, on concrete." 10/03/2006 - "Sulfur mustard (SM) causes blisters in the skin through a series of cellular changes that we are beginning to identify. " 04/01/2006 - "We found distinct prevesication and post-vesication phases of tissue damage that were identified 6 and 24 h after sulfur mustard (SM) exposure, respectively. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Chronic Bronchitis 11/01/2005 - "The aim of this study was to investigate efficacy of oral and intravenous corticosteroid therapy in improving lung function in mustard gas induced chronic bronchitis patients. " 11/01/2005 - "Since short-term corticosteroid therapy has a significant effect on lung function of almost fifty percent of patients with mustard gas-induced chronic bronchitis in exacerbation occasions, we suggest a short-term bolus steroid treatment to triage the patients into responders and non-responders for subsequent treatment." 11/01/2005 - "Chronic bronchitis is the most frequent late respiratory disease among Iranians exposed to mustard gas during the Iraq-Iran war. " 11/01/2005 - "Diagnostic and therapeutic value of short-term corticosteroid therapy in exacerbation of mustard gas-induced chronic bronchitis." 06/01/1999 - "CONCLUSION: The bronchoalveolar lavage cellular constituents of patients with sulfur mustard gas-induced asthma and chronic bronchitis are similar to those that have been observed previously in patients with asthma and chronic bronchitis from other common causes." Order ALL the reference details at left...

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Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Skin Transplantation (Skin Grafting)
2.	Debridement
3.	Lasers (Laser)
4.	Contact Lenses
5.	Transplants (Transplant)

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