title: Interstitial fibrosis following hydrogen sulfide exposure.
abstract: This case report describes a patient with interstitial fibrosis 4 years after poisoning by hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide causes pulmonary edema and is also toxic to the nervous system. Long-term pulmonary sequelae of hydrogen sulfide poisoning has not been reported frequently in the literature.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: T X
authors.initials: TX
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Suruda
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Maier
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide