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Document ID (ISN)20670
CIS number 74-742
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Mas S.
Title Chromium-related gastro-intestinal disorders
Original title Les entéropathies liées au chrome. [in French]
Bibliographic information Université de Paris V, Faculté de médecine Paris-Ouest, Paris, France, 1972. 49p. 40 ref.
Abstract MD thesis. The author's intention is to draw attention to the risk of gastro-intestinal impairment resulting from chromium and its derivatives, hazards which are not recognised by French legislation. A review of the uses of chromium and its compounds is followed by a description of the chromium cycle in the body, and monitoring techniques. The section on toxicology gives the results of experiments and cites cases referred to in the literature which suggest that there is very probably a relationship between exposure to chromium and gastro-intestinal disorders. The case of a 24 year old worker in a tannery is analysed in detail. The possible carcinogenous effect of chromium is considered, not only at the level of the upper airways, but also as affecting the entire digestive tract. The importance of detailed questioning of the patient as regards digestive disorders is stressed, and practical preventive measures are suggested.
Descriptors (primary) chromium and compounds; gastrointestinal diseases
Descriptors (secondary) toxic effects; literature survey; case study; metabolic process; body retention; carcinogenic effects; uses; chromium; thesis
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Inorganic substances
Gastrointestinal diseases