| Document ID (ISN) | 63566 |
| CIS number |
94-1994 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Journal of UEOH |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Iwasa T., Abe T., Hiramatsu K., Kubori S., Inoue N., Fujishiro K., Koga M. |
| Title |
Fulminant hepatitis after the inhalation of dichloropropanols |
| Original title |
Jikuroropropanoru bakuro go ni okotta gekishō kan'en no ichi rei [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
1 Mar. 1992, Vol.14, No.1, p.67-71. Illus. 2 ref. |
| Abstract |
A 59-year-old worker in a chemical plant developed general malaise, nausea and vomiting several hours after cleaning a tank that had contained dichloropropanols. He had no previous history of liver trouble. When the victim was admitted to the hospital, his liver was swollen and the results of blood analysis showed several abnormalities. In spite of therapy, the patient died on the fifth day after the accident. Because 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol and 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol were detected in the blood samples taken at the time of admission, the fatal fulminant hepatitis was attributed to exposure to these compounds. This seems to be the first report of such a case. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chemical industry; fatalities; hepatitis; dichloropropanol |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol; 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Chemical industry
Liver diseases
Alcohols
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