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ArticleTuberculosis and respiratory diseases2014

A case of occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with trichloroethylene.

Young Jae Kim, Eu Dong Hwang, Ah Young Leem, Beo Deul Kang, Soo Yun Chang, Ho Keun Kim, In Kyu Park, Song Yee Kim, Eun Young Kim, Ji Ye Jung and 6 more

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Article in Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Young Jae KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eu Dong HwangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ah Young LeemDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Beo Deul KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Soo Yun ChangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ho Keun KimDepartment of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
In Kyu ParkDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Song Yee KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun Young KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ji Ye JungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Young Ae KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Moo Suk ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Young Sam KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Se Kyu KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Joon ChangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyung Soo ChungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; The Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a toxic chemical commonly used as a degreasing agent, and it is usually found in a colorless or blue liquid form. TCE has a sweet, chloroform-like odor, and this volatile chlorinated organic chemical can cause toxic hepatitis, neurophysiological disorders, skin disorders, and hypersensitivity syndromes. However, the hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) attributed to TCE has rarely been reported. We hereby describe a case of HP associated with TCE in a 29-year-old man who was employed as a lead welder at a computer repair center. He was installing the capacitors on computer chip boards and had been wiped down with TCE. He was admitted to our hospital with complaints of dry coughs, night sweats, and weight losses for the past two months. HP due to TCE exposure was being suspected due to his occupational history, and the results of a video-associated thoracoscopic biopsy confirmed the suspicions. Symptoms have resolved after the steroid pulse therapy and his occupational change. TCE should be taken into consideration as a potential trigger of HP. Early recognition and avoidance of the TCE exposure in the future is important for the treatment of TCE induced HP.

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Alveolitis, Extrinsic AllergicLung DiseasesOccupational ExposureTrichloroethylene

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PMID24624216
PMCPMC3948855
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