Lung injury in dimethyl sulfate poisoning.
Two manual laborers were exposed to dimethyl sulfate during work and sustained mucosal injury to the eyes and respiratory tract. In one of them, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurred and improved with high-dose methylprednisolone. On follow-up for 10 months, this patient developed persistent productive cough with no evidence of bronchiectasis or bronchial hyperreactivity.
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D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013463:Sulfuric Acid Esters / Q000506:poisoning*; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000506:poisoning*
D013463:Sulfuric Acid Esters; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; C007482:dimethyl sulfate; D008775:Methylprednisolone