| Document ID (ISN) | 70078 |
| CIS number |
97-1968 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0903-1936 - European Respiratory Journal |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lemière C., Malo J.L., Boutet M. |
| Title |
Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome due to chlorine: Sequential bronchial biopsies and functional assessment |
| Bibliographic information |
1997, Vol.10, p.241-244. Illus. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
A case report is presented of a worker in a water-filtration plant who abruptly inhaled high concentrations of chlorine. He experienced immediate nasal, throat, retrosternal burning and wheezing. Symptoms persisted during and after the workshift. Bronchial biopsies showed histological abnormalities. The patient was treated with inhaled steroids and was asymptomatic five months after the incident. The case shows that rapid airways dysfunction syndrome can cause acute, marked, though partially reversible, histological abnormalities. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
functional respiratory disorders; chlorine |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
histological effects; obstructive ventilatory impairment; bronchoscopy; respiratory function tests; case study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Halogens and their inorganic compounds
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