KMID : 0383820070620040314
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2007 Volume.62 No. 4 p.314 ~ p.317
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A Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused By Zinc Fume Inhalation
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Choi Sang-Bun
Seo Jeong-Sook Han Yang-Chun Kim Ae-Ran Hur Jin-Won Lee Sung-Soon Lee Young-Min Lee Hyuk-Pyo Kim Joo-In Yum Ho-Kee Choi Seok-Jin Choi Soo-Jeon Lee Hyun-Kyung
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Abstract
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The Inhalation of certain freshly formed metal oxides can cause metal fume fever, which is an acute, self-limiting, flu-like illness. The most common cause of this syndrome is the inhalation of zinc oxide. The inhalation of zinc oxide can lead to tracheobronchiolitis, chemical pulmonary edema or to respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS). We encountered a 43-years-old man who developed severe dyspnea after inhaling of zinc oxide while working for 5 hours in a closed space. He was diagnosed with ARDS and was treated successfully with glucocorticoid. We report a case of ARDS caused by the inhalation of zinc fumes.
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KEYWORD
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Zinc Fume Inhalation, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Glucocorticoid, N-acetylcysteine
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