| Document ID (ISN) | 58710 |
| CIS number |
92-1618 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1775-8785 - Archives des maladies professionnelles |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Weber M., Martin A., Bollaert P.E., Bauer P., Leroy F., Meley M., Mur J.M., Carry C., Lambert H. |
| Title |
Acute percutaneous intoxication caused by methylene chloride and methanol |
| Original title |
Intoxication aiguë par chlorure de méthylène et méthanol par voie percutanée [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1990, Vol.51, No.2, p.103-106. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Abstract |
Case study of cutaneous and percutaneous intoxication caused by methylene chloride (dichloromethane) and methanol in a paint stripper worker who fell in a vat full of these chemicals. The worker lost consciousness for 15min, during which time he was exposed to fumes of the chemicals. The lesions secondary to the irritant effect of methylene chloride included skin burns, severe keratoconjunctivitis, tympanic perforation and anosmia. Only two similar case records of skin burn lesions caused by methylene chloride have been reported before. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
paint removal; skin injuries; methanol; dichloromethane |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; accident descriptions; loss of smell; skin absorption |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Alcohols
|
