Hydrocarbon exposure, pancreatitis, and bile acids.
The data on hydrocarbon induced pancreatitis are conflicting. This question was therefore studied in a non-selected population exposed to hydrocarbons and in "formerly" exposed workers. Neither the past clinical history nor the pancreatic tests provided any evidence for a causal relation between exposure and pancreatitis. No signs of hydrocarbon induced liver damage were seen either. As a healthy worker effect cannot be totally excluded, however, a case-control study in a group of patients suffering from non-alcohol induced pancreatitis could give useful indications for finally excluding the possibility of pancreatitis being induced by hydrocarbons.
Hotz
P
P
Institute of Occupational Health, Lausanne.
Pilliod
J
J
Bourgeois
R
R
Boillat
M A
MA
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism
D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D006838:Hydrocarbons