Cases from the Aerospace Medicine Residents' Teaching File.
"From the aerospace medicine residents' teaching file: toxic peripheral neuropathy, sacroiliitis, and mitral valve prolapse." The clinical presentation, evaluation and diagnosis of an aviator exposed to N-Hexane and Butanone are discussed. The aeromedical disposition of this patient, who also had mitral valve prolapse and subclinical sacroiliitis, is also presented.
D000269:Adhesives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications; D002074:Butanones / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006586:Hexanes / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint
D000269:Adhesives; D002074:Butanones; D006586:Hexanes; C026385:n-hexane