Inhalation of decomposed chlorodifluoromethane (freon-22) and myocardial infarction.
After exposure to decomposed chlorodifluoromethane (freon-22), a 65-year-old man developed respiratory symptoms such as cough, blood-stained sputum, and increasing dyspnea. Three weeks later, his family doctor diagnosed infectious bronchitis. Another week later he died due to myocardial infarction. The discussion focuses on an inflammatory process caused by the inhalation of decomposed freon and its possible association with myocardial infarction.
Work Environment Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Bengt.Sjogren@niwl.se
Bengt
B
Sjögren
Sara
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Gunnare
Håkan
H
Sandler
D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane; C009755:fluorocarbon 22