Sulfur mustard (SM) is a chemical warfare, which has been used for one hundred years.
However, its exact pathomechanisms are still incompletely understood and there is no …

Sulfur mustard (SM), a chemical weapon first employed during World War I, targets the skin,
eyes, and lung. It remains a significant military and civilian threat. The characteristic …

Sulfur mustard (2, 2-dichlorodiethyl sulfide, SM) is one of the vesicant classes of chemical
warfare agents that causes blistering in the skin and mucous membranes, where it can have …

Objective: Sulfur mustard (SM) exposure intensely causes lesions that range in severity from
mild erythema to blister formation and necrosis. This review will discuss acute and long-term …

Skin is among the most heavily damaged organs upon sulfur mustard (SM) exposure.
Chronic complications due to SM-induced dermatotoxicity are quite frequent among …

The clinical progression following a sulfur mustard-induced skin exposure is well
documented in the literature. Upon skin contact and a characteristic latency period, sulfur …

For the past 15 years the international research community has conducted a basic and
applied research program aimed at identifying a medical countermeasure against chemical …

Context Sulfur mustard (SM), a bifunctional alkylating agent, can react with a variety of
biochemical molecules (DNA, RNA, proteins and other cell components) to cause a series of …

Although sulfur mustard (SM) has been used as a chemical warfare agent since the early
twentieth century, it has reemerged in the past decade as a major threat around the world …

Sulfur mustard (SM) is a strong alkylating agent, which produces subepidermal blisters,
erythema and inflammation after skin contact. Despite the well-described SM-induced gross …