Vesicant

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This article forms part of the series Chemical warfare
(A subset of Weapons of mass destruction)
Lethal agents
Blood agents
Cyanogen chloride
Hydrogen cyanide
Blister agents
Lewisite
Sulfur mustard gas (HD and THD, HT)
Nerve agents
G-Agents
GA (tabun), GB (sarin) GD (soman), GF (cyclosarin)
V-Agents
VE, VG, VM, VX
Pulmonary agents
Chlorine
Phosgene
Diphosgene
Non-lethal agents
Incapacitating agents
BZ / Agent 15
KOLOKOL-1
Riot control agents
Pepper spray
CS gas
CN gas
CR gas

A vesicant (also known as a blister agent) is a chemical agent that causes blistering of the skin. Such compounds include mustard gas and lewisite, two chemical warfare agents.

Examples of vesicants include:

• Lewisite
• Sulfur mustards
• Nitrogen mustards
• Phosgene oxime

External Links

• Medterms.com (http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11549)
• Family Practice Notebook (http://www.fpnotebook.com/ER127.htm)
• Center for Disease Control (http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/vesicants/tsd.asp)

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