Dermatotoxin

A dermatotoxin or dermatoxin is a <a href="/facts/Toxic/qa96rs60">toxic</a> chemical that damages <a href="/facts/Skin/4havlLzG">skin</a>, <a href="/facts/Mucous_membrane/oIw0vyel">mucous membranes</a>, or both, often leading to tissue <a href="/facts/Necrosis/zCPsTeWx">necrosis</a>. Dermatoxins can be drugs, natural chemicals, or synthetic chemicals.
The severity of the effects of a dermatoxic agent is strongly dependent on the dose, route of exposure, rate at which it spreads, and the health of the afflicted individual.
It can produce <a href="/facts/Allergic_contact_dermatitis/cNyAKVe7">allergic contact dermatitis</a>, changes that lead to <a href="/facts/Skin_cancer/r9BWEX7W">skin cancer</a>, <a href="/facts/Chemical_burns/GycBJMJo">chemical burns</a>, <a href="/facts/Irritant_dermatitis/DPn2WxB9">irritant dermatitis</a>, <a href="/facts/Photodermatitis/xa2TCgo8">photodermatitis</a>, <a href="/facts/Phototoxicity/9MjkWKEM">phototoxicity</a>, changes to pigmentation, and <a href="/facts/Urticaria/zMkVo9qL">urticaria</a>.

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Dermatotoxin