Sulfur Mustard Exposure from Dredged Artillery Shell in a Commercial Clammer

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" Sulfur Mustard Exposure from Dredged Artillery Shell in a Commercial Clammer "
Otter, Jenna; Dawood, Alveena; D’Orazio, Joseph

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	910724
Doc. No	:	LA54715267
Title & Author	:	Sulfur Mustard Exposure from Dredged Artillery Shell in a Commercial Clammer [Article]\ Otter, Jenna; Dawood, Alveena; D’Orazio, Joseph
Date	:	2017
Title of Periodical	:	UC Irvine
Abstract	:	A 40-year-old commercial fisherman presented with a blistering second degree burn to the right arm after handling a dredged and undetonated World War I-era sulfur mustard artillery shell. He sustained isolated second degree cutaneous injury requiring wound care and skin grafting. Sulfur mustard, or dichlorethylsulphide, is a vesicant chemical warfare agent that causes significant cutaneous chemical burn and is managed with burn wound care. Long-term effects include cosmetic disfigurement and increased risk of developing cancer. Sulfur mustard exposure is a rare but devastating injury when discarded artillery shells are encountered in coastal waters.