Occupational Medicine 1991;41:45-46
© 1991 Society of Occupational Medicine
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Obstructive Lung Injury after Treating Wood with Sodium Hydroxide
Odense University Hospital Denmark
Corrosive lung injuries caused by exposure to sodium hydroxide have seldom been described. A formerly healthy 25-year-old developed irreversible obstructive lung injury after working for one day with a caustic soda treatment of wood in a poorly ventilated room.
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