Occupational dermatoses caused by tar and its derivatives

Autor iznosi svoja opažanja o djelovanju smole iz katrana kamenog ugljena na zdravlje radnika (80 slučajeva oboljenja kože). U većini slučajeva radilo se o akutnim upalama kože. Upale je uzrokovala smola iz katrana kamenog ugljena (fotosenzibilizacijsko djelovanje). Pored raznovrsnih kožnih opaženo je kod nekih bolesnika oštećenje krvotvornih organa. Obzirom na tok bolesti autor razlikuje osam kliničkih tipova oštećenja.The author describes his observations regarding the influence of coal-tar pitch on the workmen\u27s health (80 cases of skin lesions). In most cases the lesions turned out to be acute inflammations of the skin caused by coal-tar- pitch owing to its photosenzitizing action. In eddition to various affections of the skim, some patients suffered also from disturbances in the hematopoietic organs. As regards the course of the disease, the author distinguishes eight clinical types of this ailment