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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

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Patients with peritonsillar abscess, or quinsy, are 70% more likely to be smokers than

the general population.

Lancet, June 20, 1992, p. 1552

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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

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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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