Medicinal products in the treatment and prevention of occupational diseases of the upper respiratory tract

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Medicinal products in the treatment and prevention of occupational diseases of the upper respiratory tract Via Vestnik otorinolaringologii Vestn Otorinolaringol. 2021;86(5):109-113. doi: 10.17116/otorino202186051109. ABSTRACT Occupational diseases of the upper respiratory tract (URT) represent a significant section of occupational pathology of the respiratory system, since the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses is the outpost that first comes into contact with inhaled agents (pollutants), including professional aerosols. The pathogenesis of occupational diseases of URT is based on long-term contact of pollutants with cells of the scintillating epithelium and violation of the function of the mucociliary system of URT. Occupational diseases of URT include: chronic catarrhal, subatrophic, atrophic, hypertrophic rhinitis, rhinopharyngolaryngitis; all forms of laryngitis, laryngotracheobronchitis, allergic diseases. Treatment and prevention of these diseases should be comprehensive with the use of personal respiratory protection equipment, mandatory prev entive examinations and various local effects (inhalation, instillation, lavage, herbal medicine, etc.). PMID:34783483 | DOI:10.17116/otorino202186051109 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.