[Evaluation of the senses of taste and smell in petroleum chemistry workers based on 3-year observations].
The authors have presented results of examinations of the smell and taste senses in 547 petrochemistry, workers, and 100 cotton industry workers composing a control group. In both groups, those aged 26 -- 35, with long duration of employment, predominated. In the primary group i.e. petroleum chemistry workers, dysgeusia has been found in 319 (58.3%) subjects with no reaction at all in 102 (18.6%) persons. Hyposmia has been found in 238 (43.5%) and anosmia in 50 (9.2%) subjects. In the control group, dysgeusia has been found in 69%, whereas anosmia in 24% of subjects.
D000328:Adult; D000370:Ageusia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002617:Chemical Industry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012903:Smell / Q000187:drug effects; D013649:Taste / Q000187:drug effects; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013997:Time Factors
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D010578:Petroleum
Ocena zmyslu smaku i powonienia u pracowników petrochemii na podstawie trzyletnich obserwacji.