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Chemical pneumonitis following household exposure to hydrofluoric acid
Author(s) -
Bennion James R.,
Franzblau Alfred
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199704)31:4<474::aid-ajim15>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrofluoric acid , occupational exposure , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , pneumonitis , radiation pneumonitis , environmental health , toxicology , lung , metallurgy , materials science , biology
A previously healthy 26‐year‐old woman developed hemorrhagic alveolitis and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) following use of a hydrofluoric acid‐containing household cleaning agent. Exposure was inhalational in nature. The circumstances and possible mechanism of chemical pneumonitis from low‐dose inhalational exposure to hydrofluoric acid are discussed. Am. J. Ind. Med. 31:474–478, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.