[Wine growers and pesticides]

Thirty wine growers have been examined in a preliminary study to define the morbidity related to the use of pesticides. The health status was defined (history, physical examination, liver and kidney function study, cholinesterase, EMG) before any exposure and some parameters were reassessed during exposure. Several results vary significantly during treatment with pesticides (ALT, AST, OCT, ACHE, BCHE). The initial health status is good, showing no systematic pathology. Several episodes of acute intoxication are mentioned in the patient's histories.