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| Record Number: |
106702 |
| CIS Accession Number: |
07-642 |
- Author(s):
- Böcher A.; Müller M.; Buchter A.
- Original Title:
- Die Arsenerkrankungen der Winzer und umweltmedizinische Bedeutung der Arsenbelastung
- Title:
- Arsenic diseases of wine-growers and medical importance of environmental arsenic exposure
- Summary:
- Arsenic diseases among wine-growers in Germany and medical importance of environmental arsenic exposure
- Source:
- Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 2006, Vol.56, No.3, p.58-67. Illus. Bibl.ref.
| ISSN: |
0944-2502 |
| Language(s): |
German |
| Publication Year: |
2006 |
- Descriptor(s):
- ARSENIC // BLADDER TUMOUR // SKIN DISEASES // CASE STUDY // EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS // GERMANY // LATENCY // OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES // VINEYARDS
- Abstract:
- Five cases of arsenic diseases have recently been identified among elderly wine growers who had been occupationally exposed in the 1930s and 1940s to arsenic-containing pesticides and who had consumed arsenic-containing home made wine. The exposure circumstances in these cases and the diagnosed arsenic-related diseases are described. In all cases the latency period between termination of exposure and first diagnosis of an arsenic-related disease was extremely long, ranging from 40 to 60 years. In two cases a urinary transitional cell carcinoma was diagnosed in addition to typical skin diseases caused by arsenic. Based on epidemiologic data from Asian and South American countries that provided evidence of a significantly increased risk of urinary transitional cell carcinoma following long-term arsenic exposure, it is recommended that this cancer should be recognized as an occupational disease in patients with skin diseases caused by occupational arsenic exposure.
| Bulletin Category: |
Chemical safety |
| Document Type: |
Periodical articles |
- CAS Registry Number(s):
- 7440-38-2
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