Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) following exposure to toxic gases of a swine confinement building
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Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) following exposure to toxic gases of a swine confinement building.
We describe the case of a 58 year old male, who developed a reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) after exposure to a high level of toxic gases in a swine confinement building. This previously healthy, nonatopic man developed moderate, partially reversible, airway obstruction and increased responsiveness within a month after the toxic exposure. The circumstances of the incident and the c...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0000-0000,0903-1936
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09051090