Association of Airborne Toxins With Geographic Clustering of Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Association of Airborne Toxins with Geographic Clustering of Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma in Louisiana

J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 Mar 07;[EPub Ahead of Print], J Maghfour, F Gill, J Olson, N Guido, E Harika, A Murina 

Abstract

Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) incidence has increased over the past decade. Recent studies have alluded to the role of environmental factors, particularly benzene and trichloroethylene (TCE), in disease development. We sought to examine whether CTCL clustering exists in the state of Louisiana and assess the relationship of the clusters to benzene and TCE exposure.

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• This study evaluated the non-random clustering of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) patients in Louisiana and compared these clusters with air exposure concentration of benzene and trichloroethylene (TCE). Statewide exposure to benzene or TCE was not significantly associated with CTCL development. However, it was noted that the "high-high" risk areas of CTCL clusters were in counties with some of the highest benzene- and TCE- exposure levels observed in Louisiana.

• This study suggests that environmental factors are possibly contributing to CTCL development given the non-random geographic clustering of cases.

–  Kelly B. Scarberry, MD

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Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock
Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

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