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HERO ID

626744

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Persistent asthma following accidental exposure to formaldehyde

Author(s)

Vandenplas, O; Fievez, P; Delwiche, JP; Boulanger, J; Thimpont, J

Year

2004

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

Allergy
ISSN: 0105-4538
EISSN: 1398-9995

Volume

59

Issue

1

Page Numbers

115-116

Language

English

PMID

14674947

DOI

10.1046/j.1398-9995.2003.00340.x

Web of Science Id

WOS:000187243100022

URL

http://doi.wiley.com/10.1046/j.1398-9995.2003.00340.x
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Abstract

Presents a case of a 31-year-old male who had been accidentally exposed for about two hours to formaldehyde that leaked from a malfunctioning reactor gasket while working in chemical plant producing urea-formaldehyde resins. Case history; Immunological assessment; Temporal relationship between accidental high-level exposure to formaldehyde and the rapid onset of asthma symptoms; Specific immunoglobulin E antibodies against toluene diisocyanate.

Keywords

asthma; formaldehyde; occupational disease

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• Formaldehyde [archived]
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     Nervous system effects
          Found
               Database search results
                    Snowball search
          Screened
               Title/abstract
                    Non-neurological or cancer effects
     Cited in text
     Immune Section
          Case reports and case series, allergy and asthma
     Human Respiratory Pathology
          Found
     Inflammation/Reactive Oxygen Species
          WOS
          PubMed
          Screened by Title/Abstract
               Case Study
     Retroactive RIS import
          Pre2013
               Merged LitSearch Additions 86 Reviews SCREEN
               Ref List Citations 101112
               Formaldehyde IRIS 2011
                    Old references
          2013
               HCHON tox Ref Identification 022713
               HERO Formaldehyde Immune Section 20Mar2013
               Respiratory Pathology Pubmed WOS Toxline
                    Respiratory/Irritation
          2014
               HERO_Formaldehyde_InflammationReactiveOxygenSpecies_pid_31_uid_5713Sorting091214
               HERO_Formaldehyde_InflammationReactiveOxygenSpecies_pid_31_uid_5713
                    Screened (Title/Abstract)
                         Case Study
               Immune_HERO_allyr
               Respiratory Pathology Pubmed_WOS_Toxline_090414
                    Respiratory/Irritation
• IRIS Formaldehyde (Inhalation) [Final 2024]
     Literature Indexing
          PubMed
          WoS
     Literature Identification
          Respiratory Tract Pathology in Humans
               Excluded
          Immune-Mediated Conditions in Humans, Including Asthma and Allergy
               Excluded
          Nervous System Effects
               Excluded
          Inflammation and Immune-Related Mechanistic Studies
               Excluded