chlordecone

chlordecone
chlor·de·cone (klorґdə-kōn) a polychlorinated ketone used as an insecticide; workers exposed to this nonbiodegradable compound have suffered neurologic symptoms, such as tremors and slurred speech.

Chloracne. Typical heavy involvement of retroauricular skin, with comedones and cysts.


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