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Upholsterers' glue associated with myocarditis, hepatitis, acute renal failure and lymphoma
Author(s) -
Knight Anne T,
Pawsey Charles G K,
Aroney Rodney S,
Lawrence James R,
Jones o Brian,
Newland Ronald C
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1991.tb112892.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acute myocarditis , lymphoma , acute illness , myocarditis , solvent exposure , hepatitis , acute tubular necrosis , acute hepatitis , gastroenterology , kidney , medical emergency , occupational exposure
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.