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Polymer fume fever

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(Tagged September 2005)

Polymer fume fever is an inhalation fever and occurs when PTFEis heated above 300 °C. When PTFE is heated above 450 °C, the pyrolysis products are different and may cause acute lung injury if controls to enclose the fume have not been installed.

Symptoms are flu-like illness with chest tightness and mild cough.

Signs: leukocytosis; normal chest x-ray

Onset occurs about 4 to 8 hours after exposure pyrolysisproducts of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, trade names Fluon, Teflon, Halon)

Resolution: within 48 hours (doubted, see teflon)

External links

PMID 8272977- Polymer fume fever and other fluorocarbon pyrolysis-related syndromes.

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