[Acute hepatonephritis in a subject occupationally exposed to chloroform]

L Belotti; G Cassina; G Mosconi; P Seghizzi; D Marchesi; G Mecca

[Acute hepatonephritis in a subject occupationally exposed to chloroform]

G Ital Med Lav. 1988 Mar;10(2):73-5.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

L Belotti¹, G Cassina, G Mosconi, P Seghizzi, D Marchesi, G Mecca

Affiliation

¹ Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo.

PMID: 3256518

Abstract

We describe a case of acute hepatonephritis in a worker of a pharmaceutical factory, due to sporadic and short exposures to chloroform at levels even 70 times higher than its TLV.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Biopsy
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / etiology*
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / pathology
Chloroform / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nephritis / chemically induced*
Nephritis / pathology
Occupational Diseases / chemically induced
Occupational Diseases / etiology*

Substances

Chloroform