| Document ID (ISN) | 39842 |
| CIS number |
83-1060 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-9896 - Archives of Environmental Health |
| Year |
1982 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Fischbein A., Wolff M.S., Bernstein J., Selikoff I.J., Thornton J. |
| Title |
Dermatological findings in capacitor manufacturing workers exposed to dielectric fluids containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar.-Apr. 1982, Vol.37, No.2, p.69-74. Illus. 39 ref. |
| Abstract |
A long-term study in 326 capacitor manufacturing workers is reported. The prevalence of dermatological abnormalities was 37% but typical signs of PCB poisoning such as chloracne were much less prominent than in the epidemic of "yusho" caused by accidental ingestion of contaminated rice oil in Japan in 1968, despite high plasma PCB concentrations. An association between dermatological signs and plasma levels of higher PCB homologues was suggested, but polychlorinated dibenzofurans, reported to be present in commercial PCB mixtures as contaminants, should be considered as aetiological factor. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
polychlorinated biphenyls; capacitors; electrical industry; dermatological effects; insulating oils |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
chlorinated benzofurans; long-term exposure; chloracne |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
Skin diseases
Halogenated hydrocarbons
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