FULMINANT-HEPATITIS FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO DICHLOROHYDRIN - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Authors
SHIOZAKI T MIZOBATA Y SUGIMOTO H YOSHIOKA T SUGIMOTO T
Citation
T. Shiozaki et al., FULMINANT-HEPATITIS FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO DICHLOROHYDRIN - REPORT OF 2 CASES, Human & experimental toxicology, 13(4), 1994, pp. 267-270
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology
Journal title
Human & experimental toxicology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09603271
Volume
13
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
267 - 270
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-3271(1994)13:4<267:FFETD->2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A 34-year-ofd man suffered from fulminant hepatitis after cleaning a t ank in which there were traces of dichlorohydrin. In spite of daily pl asma exchanges, he died 10 days after exposure. A 27-year-old man with much lighter exposure showed only slight liver dysfunction. This is t he first report of lethal injury following exposure to dichlorohydrin.