Pneumonitis by Methylene Chloride / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
;
: 365-371, 2005.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-128264
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The authors report a case of pneumonitis caused by methylene chloride (MC).METHODS:
The patient was examined and diagnosed by clinical, radiologic, laboratorial and medical evaluation. The concentration of MC in the factory was measured to determine the exposure level.RESULTS:
The patient had an infiltration in chest X-ray, which underwent rapid relief of radiological finding, respiratory acidosis and hypoxemia in arterial blood gas analysis, and a ground-glass opacity in high resolution computerized tomography. MC was the only exposed chemical compound in this case. The concentration of MC was 39.9 ppm in the factory.CONCLUSIONS:
We diagnosed this to be a case of pneumonitis by MC based on clinical laboratory findings, exposure history to MC and MC concentration in the factory.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Thorax
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Acidosis, Respiratory
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Blood Gas Analysis
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Hypoxia
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Methylene Chloride
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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