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Asthma induced by dust from urea-formaldehyde foam insulating material.

Abstract
A patient developed severe asthma following insulation of her house with urea-formaldehyde foam. Bronchial challenge with the buoyant dust of the foam caused an asthmatic attack; inhalation of formaldehyde, 3 ppm, did not.
AuthorsE Frigas, W V Filley, C E Reed
JournalChest (Chest) Vol. 79 Issue 6 Pg. 706-7 (Jun 1981) ISSN: 0012-3692 [Print] United States
PMID7226963 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Dust
  • Formaldehyde
  • Urea
  • Theophylline
  • Terbutaline
Topics
  • Asthma (chemically induced, diagnosis, drug therapy)
  • Bronchial Provocation Tests (methods)
  • Construction Materials (adverse effects)
  • Dust (analysis)
  • Female
  • Formaldehyde (adverse effects)
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Terbutaline (therapeutic use)
  • Theophylline (therapeutic use)
  • Urea (adverse effects)

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