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ArticleCureus2024

Occupational Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Due to Metal Fume and Nitric Acid Exposure: A Case Report.

Mototaka Hattori, Akimichi Nagashima, Keiko Abe, Shogo Kasai, Yasumi Okochi

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mototaka HattoriDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Tokyo, JPN.
Akimichi NagashimaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Tokyo, JPN.
Keiko AbeDepartment of Pathology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Tokyo, JPN.
Shogo KasaiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Tokyo, JPN.
Yasumi OkochiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Tokyo, JPN.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 52-year-old male welder, who had been exposed to metal fumes and nitric acid without adequate protective measures, presented with symptoms of cough, dyspnea, and fever. He was admitted to our hospital, where bronchoscopy revealed hemorrhagic bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. He was diagnosed with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) due to occupational inhalation of metal fumes and nitric acid. Treatment with corticosteroids led to a rapid recovery without pulmonary sequelae. The case highlights the potential for metal fumes and/or nitric acid to induce DAH, the effectiveness of corticosteroids in treating the condition, and the critical importance of occupational protective measures.

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bronchoalveolar lavagediffuse alveolar hemorrhagemetal fumesnitric acidoccupational lung diseasesystemic steroids

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PMID39483597
PMCPMC11526617

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