Toxic alveolitis after inhalation of a water repellent.

Horse rug lung: toxic pneumonitis due to fluorocarbon inhalation.

Fluorocarbons are widely used in industry, and manifestations of inhalation toxicity include polymer fume fever, reactive airways dysfunction, and bronchospasm. Only seven cases of alveolitis occurring acutely after inhalation have been reported. This paper presents four cases of toxic pneumonitis due to direct inhalation of industrial fluorocarbon used as a waterproofing spray for horse rugs. ...

Non-infectious fever: inhalation fever or toxic alveolitis?

Organic dust toxic syndrome: A noninfectious febrile illness after exposure to the hog barn environment

Organic dust toxic syndrome (ODTS), also called “toxic alveolitis” and “pulmonary mycotoxosis” in the current medical literature, is a very common noninfectious febrile illness that is seen after inhalation exposure to organic dust.1–3 This problem occurs in a variety of work settings, but has been reported most often in individuals working in various aspects of production agriculture, includin...

An in vitro method for predicting inhalation toxicity of impregnation spray products.

Impregnation spray products are used for making surfaces water and dirt repellent. The products are composed of one or more active film-forming components dissolved or suspended in an appropriate solvent mixture. Exposure to impregnation spray products may cause respiratory distress and new cases are reported frequently. The toxicity appears to be driven by a disruption of the pulmonary surfact...

An epidemic of extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by tap water.

In an industrial community. Linnavuori. (population 1000) over 100 people developed fever, cough, and dyspnoea 3 to 6 hours after sauna or bathing. Thisepidemic began in August of 1978 and ended gradually in December. The water source of the community was a small (0 4 km^) lake; in November it was found thai the water was contaminated with several bacteria, fungi, and algae. Precipitating antib...