Citation

Yelon JA, Simpson RL, Gudjonsson O. J. Burn Care Rehabil. 1996; 17(3): 241-242.

Affiliation

Nassau County Medical Center, Burn Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8736370

Abstract

We report a case in which a patient sustained an inhalation injury as a result of aerosolized formic acid. The patient sustained a partial-thickness burn to the face from a chemical spray; however, as a result of aerosolization, he also inhaled formic acid. This resulted in a reversible pulmonary chemical injury. Inhalation of formic acid results in a reactive airway dysfunction syndrome--a common response to inhalation of an occupational irritant.

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