Literature DB >> 2292556

Acute chlorine poisoning. A study of 84 cases.

K A Ramachandran1, I S Chawla, P Khokhar.   

Abstract

Eighty four cases with acute chlorine poisoning who reported between 1/2 hour to 2 hours after exposure were studied. A majority presented with features of upper respiratory tract involvement like irritative cough (70 cases) and oropharyngeal pruritus (60 cases). Bronchospasm was present in 15 cases. None of them had any residual impairment of pulmonary function 4 weeks after exposure.

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Year:  1990        PMID: 2292556

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Assoc Physicians India        ISSN: 0004-5772


  3 in total

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Authors:  J G Williams
Journal:  Postgrad Med J       Date:  1997-11       Impact factor: 2.401

2.  Chlorine gas inhalation manifesting with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome successfully treated by high-volume hemofiltration: A case report.

Authors:  Lian Wang; Dingqian Wu; Jianqiang Wang
Journal:  Medicine (Baltimore)       Date:  2018-07       Impact factor: 1.889

3.  The Effect of Exposure to Low Levels of Chlorine Gas on the Pulmonary Function and Symptoms in a Chloralkali Unit.

Authors:  Masoud Neghab; Fatemeh Amiri; Esmaeel Soleimani; Seyed Younus Hosseini
Journal:  J Res Health Sci       Date:  2016
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