[Cadmium-related pathology in man].

Literature data, reviewed by the author, are suggestive of the risk of acute and chronic intoxication for the humans exposed to cadmium. Cadmium poisoning can lead to rhinitis, nephropathy with typical proteinuria and osteomalacia. Investigators are specially interested in cadmium-related cardiomyopathy, symptomatic arterial hypertension, hepatic and prostatic disorders.