[Status of the buccal mucosa in subjects occupationally exposed to chlorophenoxyherbicides].

Examinations of workers engaged in the production of chlorophenoxyherbicides showed high prevalence of diseases of the buccal and labial mucosa with a trend to development of hyperkeratosis (exfoliative cheilitis, hyperkeratosis of the tongue, lips, buccal mucosa (BM), flat form of the BM and red lip leukoplakia). Cytogenetic effects of toxins on BM result in an increase of keratinization level, higher incidence of nuclear abnormalities, and appearance of the micronuclei in BM epithelium. A direct relationship between the severity of these symptoms, duration of exposure, and intensity of workers' contact with chlorophenoxyherbicides was revealed.

[Dynamics of clinical symptoms, indices of quality of life, and the state of motor function of the esophagus and rectum in patients with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome after Helicobacter pylori eradication].

94 patients with irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia were included in the study. To confirm the diagnosis of H. pylori infection, all patients underwent fibroesophagogastroduodenoscopy with histological and urea tests before and 5 weeks after treatment.