Abstract
A patient with the clinical history of recurring zinc fume fever underwent an experimental welding exposure; this resulted in a systemic reaction and a distinct self-limiting response in the periphery of the lung, demonstrated by pulmonary function tests and bronchoalveolar lavage. These pulmonary changes observed for the first time in man were reproducible.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Air Pollutants, Occupational / adverse effects*
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / cytology
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Fever / etiology*
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Humans
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Lung Diseases / etiology*
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Lung Diseases / pathology
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Lung Diseases / physiopathology
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Male
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Occupational Diseases / etiology*
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Occupational Diseases / pathology
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Welding
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Zinc / adverse effects*
Substances
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Air Pollutants, Occupational
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Zinc