Chemical pneumonitis following household exposure to hydrofluoric acid

✍ Scribed by James R. Bennion; Alfred Franzblau

• Book ID: 101239142
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 38 KB
• Volume: 31
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0271-3586
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199704)31:4<474::aid-ajim15>3.0.co;2-x

✦ Synopsis

A previously healthy 26-year-old woman developed hemorrhagic alveolitis and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) following use of a hydrofluoric acid-containing household cleaning agent. Exposure was inhalational in nature. The circumstances and possible mechanism of chemical pneumonitis from low-dose inhalational exposure to hydrofluoric acid are discussed.