[Dynamics of hepatobiliary system involvement in occupational COLD formation].

Study of 462 patients with occupational pulmonary diseases revealed that hepatobiliary diseases are among concomitants of occupational COLD. Inflammatory changes in gallbladder and bile ducts with bile dyskinesia are first manifestations of such diseases developing early at chronic nonobstructive bronchitis stage. Shortly, hepatosteatosis adds to these disorders.

[Should locomotor disorders of upper extremities under exposure to local vibration be considered as a pathogenetic sign of vibration disease?].

To understand role of local vibration in development of locomotory disorders in hands of vibration disease patients, the authors studied relationship between these disorders with major syndromes in vibration disease. Findings are that the main etiologic factor leading to locomotory changes at work with local vibration is a degree of static efforts in this type of work.