[Radiological evidence of lung involvement in metal fume fever].
We report the case of a 32-year-old welder who developed a flu-like syndrome a few hours after founding zinc. The patient experienced fever, headache, muscle pain and dyspnea that resolved spontaneously with a few hours. The diagnosis of metal fume fever was retained. The chest x-ray evidenced bilateral diffuse infiltrative pulmonary lesions, rarely described in this syndrome. Metal fume fever is a likely diagnosis in exposed patients who develop fever with diffuse lung involvement.
Service de Pneumologie, Groupe hospitalier du Havre, BP24, 76083 Le Havre Cedex, France.
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D000328:Adult; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014896:Welding; D015032:Zinc
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