title: [Health conditions of a group of factory arc welders].
abstract: 73 welders were examined, who weld in an assembly room of a machine factory, mainly by an electric arc. In anamneses 60% of persons under examination notified of coughing, expectorating, dyspnoea during work, and frequent acute rhinitis. Clinical symptoms of respiratory tract disease, resulting from welding, were found in 10% of welders. Simple bronchitis, resistant bronchitis with pulmonary emphysema, pleural adhesions were diagnosed. In one case fibronodular tuberculosis was found (1%). In 8% of workers, aged 40--50, a dynamic arterial hypertension and radiological symptoms of aortosclerosis were found. 5% welders had granulocytopenia. Disturbances of the examined systems occurred in factory welders with duration of employment above 10 years.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000209:etiology; D014896:Welding / Q000295:instrumentation
vernacular_title: Stan zdrowia grupy łukowych spawaczy fabrycznych.