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usually more severe, often with bullae formation;
they aide walking painful and in) some cases ine
volved secondary infections. Most of the lesions
healed rapidly, with repigmentation,
Microscopic studies and numerous skin biopsies
during the acute stages of the lesions revealed
masked epidermal injury with considerable at-
raphy and Matening of rete pegs, cells with pleo-
thorpice suche, peknosis and evtoplasiic halos,
and giant eclls Gee Figure 9). Cells hides with pigment were frequendy present throughout the epidermis, probably accounting for the gross pigmentation af the lesions. Severe damae to the dermis
and blood vessels was not observed.
An unusual observation was the develapment of
transient bluish-brown pigmentation of the semilunar areas of the fingernails and tocnatls, first
noted about doweeks post expesure inmost af the
Rotiyelip aad Ailiignac people and seen, aiieng
the Amenoan group, only in Negroes. The cause
of tis pAgMeniavion remains obscure,
Since no specilic trearment iy kaw for bet
burns. the lesions were treated by cleansing and
use of ointments and lotions for svmploniaie res
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