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An acne caused by exposure to chlorinated organic compounds.
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a disfiguring skin disease caused by exposure to certain chlorinated compounds
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severe form of skin acne caused by exposure to certain chlorinated chemical compounds.
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A skin disease resembling acne that is caused by exposure to dioxin, pentachlorophenol, PCBs, and other chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds.
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The most clearly established health effect of dioxin in humans is a skin eruption called chloracne.
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Rash characterized by many comedones that develop from exposure to chlorinated chemicals or herbicides.
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A painful, disfiguring condition similar to common acne that it caused by people being exposed to high concentrations of PCB's (polychlorinated biphenyls). It is a biological response to the exposure of different types of organochlorine compounds. [Pollution Engineering; v29n10; 7; 1997 Oct..] [Pollution Engineering; v28n9; 73; 1996 Sept.
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Chloracne is an acne-like eruption of blackheads, cysts, and pustules associated with over-exposure to certain halogenic aromatic hydrocarbons, such as chlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans. The lesions are most frequently found on the cheeks, behind the ears, in the armpits and groin region.
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