Assessment of exfoliated nasal mucosa cells among morticians exposed to formaldehyde in Benin City, Nigeria
Background: Exfoliated nasal mucosa cells were studied among morticians exposed to formaldehyde in Benin City, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: 50 subjects were divided into five groups A,B,C,D and E according to their duration (in years) of exposure with 10 subjects in each group. Group A served...
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| Language: | English |
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Nigerian Medical Association, Akwa Ibom State Branch
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Ibom Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://ibommedicaljournal.org/index.php/imjhome/article/view/664 |
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| Summary: | Background: Exfoliated nasal mucosa cells were studied among morticians exposed to formaldehyde in Benin City, Nigeria.
Materials and Methods: 50 subjects were divided into five groups A,B,C,D and E according to their duration (in years) of exposure with 10 subjects in each group. Group A served as control with nil exposure while groups B,C,D and E served as the test groups with 0-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-20 years, and > 20years exposures respectively. Anthropometric parameters of subjects were measured and cytology of exfoliated nasal epithelia cells was done. Statistical analysis was done using GraphPad prism version 5.0 and p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results: Results showed infiltration of chronic inflammatory cells and progressive increase in nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio (N-C ratio) with exposure duration.
Conclusion: It was therefore concluded that exposure to formaldehyde for a prolonged period could have cytotoxic effect on the respiratory tract among morticians.
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| ISSN: | 1597-7188 2735-9964 |