Sulphur mustard is a vesicant (blistering agent), which produces chemical burns with
widespread blistering. It was used extensively as a chemical warfare agent in the First World …

Since its first use in 1917, sulphur mustard (SM) has been used virtually exclusively as a
weapon of war. SM is a volatile liquid that damages any tissue it contacts as a vapour or …

As one of the most important vesicant agents, the destructive properties of mustards on the
skin, eyes and respiratory system, combined with a lack of antidote, makes them effective …

Sulfur mustard is an alkylating chemical warfare agent that primarily affects the eyes, skin,
and airways. Sulfur mustard injuries can take several months to heal, necessitate lengthy …

Since its first use on the battlefields of Northern France during the First World War (1914–
1918), sulphur mustard has remained a significant chemical threat to military forces around …

BACKGROUND: Sulfur mustard (2, 2′-dichlorodiethyl sulfide; HD) is a potent vesicating
chemical warfare agent that poses a continuing threat to both military and civilian …

Abstract Sulfur mustard (2, 2′-dichlorodiethyl sulfide; SM) is a potent vesicating chemical
warfare agent that poses a continuing threat to both military and civilian populations …

Background/purpose: Skin exposure to sulfur mustard (HD) results in erythema, edema and
severe injury, which take long time to heal and might impose a heavy burden on the health …

Abstract Pathogenesis of Skin Lesions Caused by Sulfur Mustard. VOGT, RF, JR.,
DANNENBERG, AM, JR., SCHOFIELD, BH, HYNES, NA, AND PAPIRMEISTER, B.(1984) …

Sulphur mustard was used as a disabling chemical warfare agent during World War I, and,
in more recent times, the Iran–Iraq conflict. Various chronic and acute complications have …