title: Nasal manifestations in chromium industry workers.
abstract: People working in mines, plating factories, cement industries are mainly exposed to chrome substances, IIexavalent chromium has been implicated for its toxic effect on the nasal mucosa. Hereby we present a rare study of 28 patients who attended out patient department of Otorhinolaryngology at SSG Hospital, Baroda from a nearby chromium industry. This study aims to present various nasal manifestations of toxic effects of prolonged chromium exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Government Medical College and Sir Sayaji General Hospital, Vadodra, Gujarat.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Aiyer
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: hexavalent chromium; nasal septal perforation