Pneumonitis by Methylene Chloride.
- Author:
Kyu jin CHANG
1
;
Jong tae PARK
;
Eun kyoung KIM
;
Byoung gwon KIM
;
Hae joon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University. impjt@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pneumonitis;
Methylene Chloride;
HRCT
- MeSH:
Acidosis, Respiratory;
Anoxia;
Blood Gas Analysis;
Humans;
Methylene Chloride*;
Pneumonia*;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2005;17(4):365-371
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The authors report a case of pneumonitis caused by methylene chloride (MC). METHODS: The patient was examined and diagnosed by clinical, radiologic, laboratorial and medical evaluation. The concentration of MC in the factory was measured to determine the exposure level. RESULTS: The patient had an infiltration in chest X-ray, which underwent rapid relief of radiological finding, respiratory acidosis and hypoxemia in arterial blood gas analysis, and a ground-glass opacity in high resolution computerized tomography. MC was the only exposed chemical compound in this case. The concentration of MC was 39.9 ppm in the factory. CONCLUSIONS: We diagnosed this to be a case of pneumonitis by MC based on clinical laboratory findings, exposure history to MC and MC concentration in the factory.
