Smell or taste disturbances, neurological symptoms, and hydrocarbon exposure.
A total of 264 workers participated in a cross-sectional study concerning the toxicity of hydrocarbons. The clinical examination shows an increased prevalence of smell and/or taste disturbances in the heavily exposed group. These symptoms appear to be generally transitory and reversible. They seem to be due to concentration peaks rather than to a long exposure duration. They are associated with acute depressor effects and not with symptoms which could belong to a hydrocarbon-induced chronic toxic encephalopathy.
Hotz
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Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Zürich, Switzerland.
Tschopp
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A
Söderström
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D
Holtz
J
J
Boillat
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MA
Gutzwiller
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F
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012903:Smell / Q000187:drug effects*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013649:Taste / Q000187:drug effects*
D006838:Hydrocarbons