ABSTRACT
A 20-year-old man with heavy exposure to upholsterers' glue presented with life-threatening acute myocarditis, and then rapidly developed acute hepatic necrosis and acute renal failure. He made a rapid and complete recovery from this florid acute illness, only to present three months later with supradiaphragmatic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. These illnesses have all been described in association with solvent exposure. The unique feature of this case is the occurrence of multiple manifestations which might be attributed to solvent exposure, both acute and chronic, in the same individual.
Subject(s)
Acute Kidney Injury/chemically induced , Adhesives/adverse effects , Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/etiology , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/chemically induced , Myocarditis/chemically induced , Occupational Diseases/chemically induced , Toluene/adverse effects , Adult , Humans , Interior Design and Furnishings , MaleSubject(s)
Endocarditis, Bacterial/surgery , Staphylococcal Infections/surgery , Tricuspid Valve , Adolescent , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular size and function correlates well with that made by cineangiography. The technic is particularly suited to the early detection and serial monitoring of left ventricular hypertrophy and dysfunction in valvular heart disease, hypertensive heart disease and the cardiomyopathies. It also has advantages over angiography in experimental situations in which frequently repeated or continuous assessment of left ventricular size and function may be required. The limited usefulness of a single ultrasound beam in segmental heart disease, such as ischemic heart disease, may be overcome in the future with improvements in two-dimensional echocardiographic technics.
