title: Obstructive lung injury after treating wood with sodium hydroxide.
abstract: Corrosive lung injuries caused by exposure to sodium hydroxide have seldom been described. A formerly healthy 25-year-old developed irreversible obstructive lung injury after working for one day with a caustic soda treatment of wood in a poorly ventilated room.
authors.affiliation: Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isager
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012134:Respiratory Protective Devices; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000633:toxicity*; D014934:Wood
chemical_list: D012972:Sodium Hydroxide