Occupational asthma due to formaldehyde resin dust with and without reaction to formaldehyde gas

C Lemière; A Desjardins; Y Cloutier; D Drolet; G Perrault; A Cartier; J L Malo

Occupational asthma due to formaldehyde resin dust with and without reaction to formaldehyde gas

Eur Respir J. 1995 May;8(5):861-5.

Authors

C Lemière¹, A Desjardins, Y Cloutier, D Drolet, G Perrault, A Cartier, J L Malo

Affiliation

¹ Dept of Chest Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur, Montréal, Canada.

PMID: 7656963

Abstract

We report the cases of three subjects who developed asthma after being exposed to formaldehyde dust or gas. For two subjects, specific bronchial provocation tests with formaldehyde gas did not cause significant bronchoconstriction, whereas exposure to formaldehyde resin dust did. One subject experienced asthmatic reaction after being exposed to formaldehyde resin dust and gas. These findings suggest that the physical and chemical properties of formaldehyde are relevant to its likelihood of causing asthma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Air Pollutants, Occupational / adverse effects*
Asthma / chemically induced*
Asthma / diagnosis
Bronchial Provocation Tests
Dust / adverse effects
Female
Formaldehyde / adverse effects*
Formaldehyde / chemistry
Gases / adverse effects
Humans
Male
Occupational Diseases / chemically induced*
Occupational Diseases / diagnosis
Occupational Exposure
Resins, Plant / adverse effects

Substances

Air Pollutants, Occupational
Dust
Gases
Resins, Plant
Formaldehyde