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Radiation keratosis associated with exposure to a gold ring
K F Helm1, J M McAllister, F Helm
1Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033, USA.
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|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
A radiation keratosis occurred in a woman who wore a radioactive gold ring forty-three years ago. Clinicians should be aware that not all "warty lesions" on the hands are actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, or warts. Radioactive gold rings still exist. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, since patients may no longer be wearing the offending ring.