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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 11 Other health problems |
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| | Other health problems: Skin and Throat Disorders |
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| | In a study from North Dakota there was a strong association between smoking and |
| | discoid lupus erythematosus with an odds ratio of 12.2, significantly higher than that |
| | reported for systemic lupus erythematosus, odds ratio 2.3. |
| | Cutis, April 1999, p. 234 |
| | tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| | Patients with peritonsillar abscess, or quinsy, are 70% more likely to be smokers than |
| | the general population. |
| | Lancet, June 20, 1992, p. 1552 |
| | tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| | Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, also known as "trench mouth" or Vincent's |
| | disease, occurs almost exclusively in smokers and is strongly dose related. |
| | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, May 1996, p. 723 |
| | tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| | The relative risk of palmoplantar pustulosis, a skin condition resembling psoriasis, is |
| | 7.2 times greater in smokers. |
| | Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, May 1996, p. 719 |
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