Asbestos Warts

An asbestos wart, or sometimes referred to as an asbestos corn, may develop when unprotected skin becomes irritated or damaged by asbestos fibers. Asbestos fibers, which are microscopic in size, tend to be harsh, needle-like spurs that easily penetrates the skin. If the particle remains in the skin, the area becomes inflamed and in time callus-like skin cells form around the asbestos particle. Due to the nature of asbestos, the human body has a difficult time expelling the material once in the body. Workers who directly handle asbestos may develop small, hard callus-type growth or scars on the fingers and hands where asbestos particles penetrated the skin. An asbestos wart posses a minimal risk of secondary contamination into the blood stream or other organs from skin exposure since asbestos is not likely to be absorbed through the skin.

Since asbestos warts are non-cancerous and do not cause any serious health problems they are regarded as relatively harmless. Currently there is little reference material or data on asbestos warts as to how or why they form. Most of the research done on asbestos poisoning focuses on inhalation exposure and associated respiratory diseases like mesothelioma.

The presence of an asbestos wart or asbestos warts is a confirming indicator that the individual was exposed to asbestos. Being exposed, this person may additionally be at risk of developing other life-threatening diseases associated with asbestos poisoning include asbestos lung cancer and mesothelioma. If you develop warts or corns after being exposure and handling asbestos consult a doctor to assess the risk of addition symptoms.

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