"Aseptic Pneumonitis"

Metal fume fever presenting as aseptic meningitis with pericarditis, pleuritis and pneumonitis.

BACKGROUND Metal fume fever (MFF) is a well-known complication of zinc oxide fume inhalation. Prompt recognition of this condition is essential for the proper medical management of this self-limited disease. AIM To present a unique and unusual case of MFF. RESULTS Our patient is a 25-year-old male welder who had MFF and presented with aseptic meningitis with pericarditis, pleuritis and pneu...

Pneumonitis

Aseptic technique.

This chapter describes common laboratory procedures that can reduce the risk of culture contaminations (sepsis), collectively referred as "aseptic technique." Two major strategies of aseptic work are described: using a Bunsen burner and a laminar flow hood. Both methods are presented in the form of general protocols applicable to a variety of laboratory tasks such as pipetting and dispensing al...

Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis vs usual interstitial pneumonitis.

My colleague and collaborator, the late Edgar G. Harrison, Jr., M.D., was of the opinion that “desquamation” was a fundamental phenomenon in the spectrum of usual interstitial pneumonitis. In our report’ on classic interstitial pneumonitis-flbrosis, we found that almost two-thirds of our biopsies revealed this finding. Harrison believed that the designation, “desquamative interstitial pneurnoni...

Aseptic Surgery