[A clinical observation of vinyl chloride-induced disease]. 1992

V Petkova, and L Nakova, and M Matakeva

Analysis is performed on the observed clinical picture of vinyl-chloride disease in 12 persons, developed at concentrations of toxic substance about MAC after exposure from 5 to 34 years. After enlarged clinical test on individual organs and systems the authors establish that the most frequent result of chronic poisoning with vinyl-chloride is the combination of peripheral neurovegetative symptoms with toxic hepatitis on the background of neurosis-similar (astheno-vegetative) manifestations. In the cases, observed by the authors, the poisoning takes a light course affecting the neurovegetative structures and prevailing of the vegetovasal forms of polyneuropathy ending with Raynaud-similar syndrome, or affecting the distal parts of the peripheral nerves with early electromyographic find. The Raynaud-similar syndrome and the bone changes ad specificity to the clinical picture, but are not constant manifestation of poisoning and can be developed at more continuous occupational exposure. The authors propose a discussion on the legality of the appelation vinyl-chloride disease in the cases, when not all classical clinic symptoms are present.

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
D011041 Poisoning A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection, inhalation of or exposure to a deleterious agent. Poisonings
D002031 Bulgaria A country in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey. The capital is Sofia.
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014752 Vinyl Chloride A gas that has been used as an aerosol propellant and is the starting material for polyvinyl resins. Toxicity studies have shown various adverse effects, particularly the occurrence of liver neoplasms. Chloroethylene,Chloride, Vinyl

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