Occupational Asthma Reference
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Sharman P, Wood-Baker R,
Interstitial lung disease due to fumes from heat-cutting polymer rope,
Occup Med,
2013;63:451-453,
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Keywords: Australia, EAA, nylon, polypropylene, histology, CT, case report, new cause, fish farmer
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Abstract
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) due to inhalation of fume/smoke from heating or burning of synthetic polymers has not been reported previously. A fish farm worker developed ILD after cutting rope (polypropylene and nylon) for about 2 hours per day over an extended period using an electrically heated ‘knife’. This process produced fume/smoke that entered the workers breathing zone. No other likely cause was identified. This case suggests that exposure to airborne contaminants generated by the heating or burning of synthetic polymers has the potential to cause serious lung disease.
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