Chemical pneumonitis due to exposure to bromine compounds.
A 60-year-old laboratory technician developed pulmonary infiltrates consistent with chemical pneumonitis following accidental exposure to a mixture of hydrogen bromide and phosphorus tribromide. A protracted clinical course ensued consistent with bronchiolitis obliterans. These problems may have been avoided if the potential for subsequent damage had been realized at the time of the initial exposure. Health personnel must be aware of the potentially delayed effects of accidental exposures to respiratory irritants.
Kraut
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Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.
Lilis
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D001966:Bromine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002617:Chemical Industry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
D001966:Bromine