title: Bronchiolitis obliterans in a man who used his wood-burning stove to burn synthetic construction materials.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Janigan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kilp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McCleave
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012906:Smoke; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide