RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Polymer fume fever
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr2012007790
DO 10.1136/bcr-2012-007790
VO 2012
A1 Shimizu, Taro
A1 Hamada, Osamu
A1 Sasaki, Akinori
A1 Ikeda, Mari
YR 2012
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr-2012-007790.abstract
AB A 29-year-old Japanese man presented with fever, dyspnoea and non-productive cough after massive inhalation of evaporant from a polytetrafluoroethylene-coated cooking pan. Chest CT scan showed diffuse interstitial infiltration in both lungs. Based on the patient history, images and the pan he brought to the hospital, polymer fume fever was strongly suspected. His symptoms dramatically improved over the following 2 days after admission.