Chronic Effects: Keratosis and Fibrosis
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Keratosis and fibrosis
Source: Dr. David Belyi, Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Kiev, Ukraine

Chronic effects: Fifteen years after severe ARS with severe skin effects from Chernobyl accident, this patient developed essential skin keratosis and fibrosis. The distal portion of the great toe was amputated in 1986, and an area of transplanted skin is seen.