Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Radiation burn scars, Hiroshima, 1945


Radiation burn scars, Hiroshima, 1945

 Close-up of keloids (darker areas) formed on the shoulder of a victim of the Hiroshima nuclear explosion. Keloids are fibrous overgrowths of scar tissue that form following an injury, in this case radiation burns to the skin. 

Image source:http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/152043/view
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  1. William Gamelius29 October 2013 at 10:34

    celoid ärr är en typ av cancer säges det.

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  2. Corina Marinescu29 October 2013 at 10:39

    Theoretically they can transform into dysplasia or frank carcinoma, but the risk of this is very low since I know.

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  3. Saida Osmanova30 October 2013 at 05:48

    Oh, so horror...sad (((

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  4. Dr. Cassone30 October 2013 at 08:18

    Terrible but interesting.

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