Chest pain and hypoxemia from inhalation of a trichloroethane aerosol product

Olga F. Woo; Kathryn M. Healey; Dean Sheppard; Theodore G. Tong

doi:10.3109/15563658308990600

Chest pain and hypoxemia from inhalation of a trichloroethane aerosol product

Olga F. Woo, Kathryn M. Healey, Dean Sheppard, Theodore G. Tong

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A 25-year-old man developed severe shortness of breath, constricting chest pressure, chest pain, cough and myalgia following acute exposure to a waterproofing aerosol that contained trichloroethane. He became febrile and developed a small area of atetectasis with significant hypoxemia. Recovery was complete within 36 hours. This experience suggests that casual use of a trichloroethane aerosol with a surface active agent can cause acute pulmonary toxicity. The mechanism of this injury is unknown.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	333-341
Number of pages	9
Journal	Clinical Toxicology
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/15563658308990600
State	Published - 1983

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