Nitrogen mustards complications

Table 3.6 lists the long-term mustard complications affecting the respiratory tract, the eyes, the skin, the central nervous system and the bone marrow (8,25,26). As alkylating agents, sulfur and nitrogen mustards are carcinogens. 

NIKOLSKY S SIGN. The condition in which a person s outer layer of skin is easily rubbed off by slight injury or contact. In many cases, the condition leads to complications, such as infection of the exposed area. In the context of chemical warfare (CW), a peculiar complication is the prospect of forming secondary blisters resulting from the transfer of a vesicant, such as sulfur mustard or nitrogen mustard, from skin that is rubbed off onto unaffected surfaces, such as nearby skin. 

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