| Document ID (ISN) | 20488 |
| CIS number |
74-474 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1973 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Evans E.A. |
| Title |
Pulmonary edema after inhalation of fumes from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). |
| Bibliographic information |
July 1973, Vol.15, No.7, p.599-601. Illus. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
Report of a case of pulmonary oedema after inhalation of fumes from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The chest X-ray taken on the day of exposure to PTFE fumes was consistent with pulmonary oedema. Progressive resolution took place during the following week. Polymer fume fever, a relatively innocuous influenza-like illness, is a well-known result of exposure to the pyrolysis products of PTFE; pulmonary oedema, considering its potential seriousness, deserves wider recognition as another possible result of exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
polytetrafluoroethylene; pulmonary oedema; polymer fume fever; pyrolysis products |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; chest radiography; tetrafluoroethylene |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Fires
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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