Skin Telangiectases in Workers at an Aluminum Plant

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OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH physicians from a large Canadian aluminum company recently noticed the presence of numerous telangiectases on the skin of some production workers. Called to investigate, the Workmen's Compensation Commission confirmed the presence of these lesions. Some affected workers complained of the appearance of the lesions and worried about their effects on health. Researchers from the Soviet Union have reported the presence of telangiectases in workers at an aluminum electrolysis plant,1 but the lesion has received little or no attention in the Western medical literature.We attempted to determine whether these skin lesions were related to work in aluminum and to . . .

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