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A total of 2820 oilmen regularly exposed to industrial oil were examined. Folliculites were detected in 151, furuncles in 63, hydradenitis in 58, phlegmons in 35, panaritium in 30 subjects. The number of invalidity days due to pyogenic dermatoses was 2-3 times higher among the workers exposed to deep oils than among those handling surface oils; this difference is explained by chemical composition and physicochemical characteristics of the extracted oil.
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Absentismo , Dermatitis Profesional/epidemiología , Petróleo/efectos adversos , Piodermia/epidemiología , Adulto , Azerbaiyán/epidemiología , Fenómenos Químicos , Química Física , Dermatitis Profesional/inducido químicamente , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Piodermia/inducido químicamente , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
Examinations of 518 refinery workers have helped define the dermatologic morbidity structure. Immunologic examinations have been carried out in 82 workers. 70 of these have developed skin abnormalities (toxicoderma, eczema, itching, hyperkeratosis, vascular spots, abnormal pigmentation, etc.). The studies have revealed reduced levels of the cell-mediated immunity parameters: T-lymphocytes, T-theophylline-sensitive lymphocytes, and decreased functional activities thereof); this has been parallelled by activation of the humoral immunity.
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Industria Química , Dermatitis Profesional/inmunología , Petróleo , Azerbaiyán , Humanos , InmunidadRESUMEN
Examinations of 518 refinery workers have revealed photodermatoses in 106. The disease ran a benign course: chronic or subacute one, eventuating in hyperpigmentation and vascular maculae in the workers exposed to oil and oil products. The patients suffering from occupational photodermatoses develop immunologic shifts, i.e. reduced levels of T-cells, T-suppressors, elevated counts of B-cells and of serum immunoglobulins G and M.