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Document ID (ISN)46257
CIS number 86-1036
ISSN - Serial title 0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine
Year 1986
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Scolnick B., Collins J.
Title Systemic reaction to methylmethacrylate in an operating room nurse
Bibliographic information Mar. 1986, Vol.28, No.3, p.196-198. 9 ref.
Abstract The reaction was caused by exposure to monomer emission during the mixing of orthopaedic cement in the operating room. The reaction was marked by hypertension, dyspnoea and generalised erythroderma; recovery of the patient was uneventful. A review of the toxicology of methylmethacrylate monomers shows that they affect the nervous, cardiovascular, cutaneous, gastro-intestinal and respiratory systems. MMA levels measured during the 30min orthopaedic procedure did not exceed 1.5ppm.
Descriptors (primary) methyl methacrylate; eczema; sensitization; hospitals; hypersensitivity; adhesives
Descriptors (secondary) case study
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Skin diseases
Acrylates
Health care services