[Early diagnosis and effective prevention of occupational allergies caused by hexavalent chromium].

Abstract

Clinical and allergologic evaluation covered a large group of workers engaged into alumina production and exposed to chromate. Those workers were also subjected to long-standing follow-up. The studies helped to find correlation of chromium concentration in air with occurrence of the occupational allergies and latent sensibilization of respiratory tract to chromium. Immune modulator Levamisol was proved to act as a desensibilizer in prophylaxis of the occupational allergies in individuals with the latent sensibilization.

• Authors: L F Budanova
• Journal: Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia (Med Tr Prom Ekol) Issue 11 Pg. 34-7 ( 1995) ISSN: 1026-9428 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Ranniaia diagnostika i éffektivnaia profilaktika professional'nykh allergozov, vyzvannykh shestivalentnym khromom.
• PMID: 8689075 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Adjuvants, Immunologic
• Chromium
• Levamisole

Topics

• Adjuvants, Immunologic (therapeutic use)
• Adult
• Chromium (adverse effects, immunology)
• Chronic Disease
• Dermatitis, Allergic Contact (diagnosis, etiology, prevention & control)
• Dermatitis, Occupational (diagnosis, etiology, immunology, prevention & control)
• Female
• Humans
• Hypersensitivity, Delayed (chemically induced, diagnosis, prevention & control)
• Levamisole (therapeutic use)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Occupational Diseases (chemically induced, diagnosis, immunology, prevention & control)
• Respiratory Hypersensitivity (chemically induced, diagnosis, immunology, prevention & control)
• Time Factors