Research Watch, Litigation Watch: Welding Fumes, April 2006
April 1, 2006
ARTICLE: 'Immediate hypersensitivity type of occupational laryngitis in a welder exposed to welding fumes of stainless steel' JOURNAL: American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2006 Mar 28. SUMMARY: Although upper respiratory symptoms have been reported to occur in welders, occupational laryngitis of immediate hypersensitivity type due to welding fumes of stainless steel has not been previously reported. Occupational laryngitis was diagnosed based on the specific challenge test combined with the patient's history of occupational exposure and laryngeal symptoms. During the past few years, a 50-year-old man had started to experience laryngeal symptoms while welding stainless steel. …
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