[Significance of exposure of workers in the tanning industry and the prevalence of upper respiratory tract diseases]. 1992

N Sehović-Durić

Respiratory diseases are in prevalence under the other diseases in industry of leather. The exposition to the chemical irritances like bensen and toluene is very important, because a short exposition gives early symptoms. We found in 54% of examined population pathologic ORL cases in a sense of hypertrophic and atrophic forms rhinitis and pharyngitis. Bacterial flora is pathologic in 20% of examined workers and comparing positive bacteriologic form between nose and pharynges we found infections of mucose of nose more frequent than the throat. The occupational atmosphere and its microclime is very important in pathology of upper respiratory diseases. It is etiological factor in morphological changes of the respiratory mucosas. At the end, we can say that the ordinary monitoring which contains monitoring of working place, and biologic monitoring which means ORL, bacteriological, biochemical and toxicologic examinations must be regulated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009784 Occupational Diseases Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment. Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D012140 Respiratory Tract Diseases Diseases involving the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. Respiratory Diseases,Respiratory System Diseases,Disease, Respiratory System,Disease, Respiratory Tract,Respiratory System Disease,Respiratory Tract Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013633 Tanning A process of preserving animal hides by chemical treatment (using vegetable tannins, metallic sulfates, and sulfurized phenol compounds, or syntans) to make them immune to bacterial attack, and subsequent treatments with fats and greases to make them pliable. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Tannings
D016273 Occupational Exposure The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation. Exposure, Occupational,Exposures, Occupational,Occupational Exposures

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