Bronchiolitis obliterans in a man who used his wood-burning stove to burn synthetic construction materials.
Many people heat their homes with wood-burning stoves. However, toxic fire effluent can escape from old or improperly operated stoves. The authors describe a case in which bronchiolitis obliterans developed in a man within hours after he burned synthetic construction materials in his wood-burning stove. Certain factors, such as careless or improper use of the stove, the size of the room, the lack of open-air ventilation and the composition of the materials burned, strongly point to inhalation of the fire effluent as the cause.
Janigan
D T
DT
Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Kilp
T
T
Michael
R
R
McCleave
J J
JJ
D000328:Adult; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001989:Bronchiolitis Obliterans / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003252:Construction Materials; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D012906:Smoke; D014934:Wood
D012906:Smoke; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide