Acute toxic leukoencephalopathy in migrant workers exposed to organic solvents in construction materials

Occup Environ Med. 2013 Jun;70(6):435-6. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101302. Epub 2013 Feb 6.
No abstract available

Keywords: 1, 2, 3-trichloropropan; acute toxic leukoencephalopathy; migrant workers; organic solvent; toluene.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • China
  • Construction Industry*
  • Construction Materials / toxicity*
  • Humans
  • Leukoencephalopathies / chemically induced*
  • Male
  • Occupational Diseases / etiology*
  • Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Occupations
  • Propane / analogs & derivatives
  • Propane / toxicity
  • Solvents / toxicity*
  • Toluene / toxicity
  • Transients and Migrants*

Substances

  • Solvents
  • Toluene
  • 1,2,3-trichloropropane
  • Propane