Polymer fume fever-like syndrome due to hairspray inhalation |
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Authors: | Delgado Joao H Waksman Javier C |
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Affiliation: | Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health Medical Center, Colorado 80202, USA. |
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Abstract: | Inhalation of fluoropolymer pyrolysis products causes a self-limited illness termed polymer fume fever; symptoms include fever, chills, myalgias and non-productive cough, and are easily mistaken for an acute viral illness. We report a 29-y-old male who developed fever and pneumonitis shortly after the inhalation of pyrolyzed hairspray. Chest x-rays showed pictures consistent with pneumonitis. The patient was treated solely with supplemental oxgen, and his symptoms resolved over 24 h. Inhalation of pyrolyzed hairspray may cause a syndrome resembling polymer fume fever. |
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