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*Abbreviation: L | *Abbreviation: L | ||
*A [[blister chemical agents|blister chemical agent]] (vesicant) type of [[chemical weapon]] | *A [[blister chemical agents|blister chemical agent]] (vesicant) type of [[chemical weapon]] | ||
*Arsenic-containing compound | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Odor of geraniums | |||
*Pain with immediate contact | |||
*May turn skin grayish color around vesicles | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revisión del 12:35 15 feb 2017
Background
- Abbreviation: L
- A blister chemical agent (vesicant) type of chemical weapon
- Arsenic-containing compound
Clinical Features
- Odor of geraniums
- Pain with immediate contact
- May turn skin grayish color around vesicles
Differential Diagnosis
Chemical weapons
- Blister chemical agents (Vesicants)
- Lewisite (L)
- Sulfur mustard (H)
- Phosgene oxime (CX)
- Pulmonary chemical agents (Choking agents)
- Incendiary agents
- Cyanide chemical weapon agents (Blood agents)
- Prussic acid (AKA hydrogen cyanide, hydrocyanic acid, or formonitrile)
- Nerve Agents (organophosphates)
- Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
- Household and commercial pesticides (diazinon and parathion)
- G-series (sarin, tabun, soman)
- V-series (VX)
- Lacrimating or riot-control agents
- Pepper spray
- Chloroacetophenone
- CS