J Korean Androl Soc.  1992 Jun;10(1):55-59.

The analysis of impotence in workers exposed to carbon disulfide

• Park HC
• Jang SH
• Kim SD
• Kim JJ

Abstract

Carbon disulfide(CS2) is a colorless liquid that rapidly evaporate at room temperature and rapidly absorbed through the lung, less well through the skin. Carbon disulfide is primarily neurotoxic and has toxic effects on other multiple organ such as cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, ophalmologic, hematologic and genitourinary systems. The authors have experienced 22 cases of chronic carbon disulfide intoxication in workers complained of erection difficulty during the period between January 1989 and August 1989. Of the 22 patients 2 patient has suggestive impotence. The one has vasculogenic, the other neurogenic impotence. In order to prove any relationships between carbon disulfide intoxication and impotence, further observation is required.

MeSH Terms

Carbon Disulfide*
Carbon*
Erectile Dysfunction*
Humans
Lung
Male
Skin
Urogenital System
Carbon
Carbon Disulfide