Severe airway disease due to inhalation of fumes from cleansing agents.
A subject had severe airway obstruction and evidence of small-airway disease resulting from inhalation of "fumes" liberated during the course of mixing several drain-cleansing agents. The evidence in favor of the airways as the predominant site of damage was severe reduction of maximal expiratory flow in the presence of normal lung-recoil pressure in a nonsmoker who had no other known industrial exposures or predisposing respiratory conditions.
D000143:Acids / Q000009:adverse effects; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000468:Alkalies / Q000009:adverse effects; D002713:Chlorine / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006795:Household Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D012115:Residual Volume; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000009:adverse effects; D014797:Vital Capacity
D000143:Acids; D000468:Alkalies; D002713:Chlorine; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite