title: [Study of a group of subjects occupationally exposed to tartaric acid].
abstract: The Authors report the results of an investigation carried out in a factory producing tartaric acid in order to evaluate the effects of occupational exposure to this substance. A group of 44 subjects exposed to the acid and a group of 30 subjects not exposed, as a means of control, were submitted to anamnestic questionnaire, othorinolaringoyatric examination, spirometry, bronchodilatation test with salbutamol. Our data show a higher prevalence of oropharyngeal and cutaneous lesions in the exposed subjects, while no difference between the two groups was found for dental, bronchial and gastric lesions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012306:Risk; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D013644:Tartrates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D013644:Tartrates; C029768:tartaric acid
vernacular_title: Indagine su un gruppo di soggetti con esposizione professionale ad acido tartarico.