Document ID (ISN) | 46257 |
CIS number |
86-1036 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
Year |
1986 |
Convention or series no. |
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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
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases Acrylates Health care services
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