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To the Editor: In addition to the well-established systemic, dermatologic, pulmonary, and vascular damage caused by cigarette smoking, smoking poses an additional hazard for patients with psoriasis who are treated with flammable tar preparations.

A 46-year-old man with chronic plaque psoriasis was admitted to the inpatient dermatology service at our hospital for therapy with topical steroids, ultraviolet light, and tar. He had been responding well to this treatment when, on the seventh hospital day, he was seen in the hospital courtyard bursting into flames. A small ring of fire began on the anterior chest several centimeters above the sternal notch . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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• (1994). Smoking, Tar, and Psoriasis: a Dangerous Combination. Journal Watch Dermatology 1994: 11-11 [Full Text]