A thirteen-year follow-up of respiratory effects of acute exposure to sulfur dioxide

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-196

  Piirilä, Päivi L ^a   Nordman, Henrik ^a   Korhonen, Olli S ^a   Winblad, Ilkka ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Follow up of lung function; Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome; Sulfur dioxide exposure

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 0029900809     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.130     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Härkönen H, Nordman H, Korhonen O, Winblad I. Long-term effects of exposure to sulfur dioxide: lung function four years after a pyrite dust explosion. Am Rev Respir Dis 1983;128: 890-3.
2. Viljanen AA, editor. Reference values for spirometric, pulmonary diffusion capacity and body plethysmographic studies. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1982;42 suppl 159:1-50.
3. Sovijärvi ARA. Diagnostic lung function studies in pulmonary diseases. Duodecim 1984;100:1432-47.
4. Laitinen LAI. Histamine and methacholine challenge in the testing of bronchial reactivity. Scand J Respir Dis 1974: suppl 96.
5. Grimby G, Söderholm B. Spirometric studies in normal subjects, III: static lung volumes and maximum voluntary ventilation in adults with a note on physical fitness. Acta Med Scand 1963;173:199-206.
6. American Thoracic Society. Standards for the diagnosis and care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Am Rev Respir Dis 1987;136:225-43.
7. Andersen KL, Shephard RJ, Denolin H, Varnauskas E, Masironi R. Fundamentals of exercise testing. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1971:1-133.
8. Brooks SM, Weiss MA, Bernstein IL. Reactive airways syndrome (RADS): persistent airways hyperreactivity after high level irritant exposure. Chest 1985;88:376-84.
9. Galea M. Fatal sulfur dioxide inhalation. Can Med Assoc J 1964;91:345-7.
10. Charan NB, Myers CG, Lakshiminarayan S, Spencer TM. Pulmonary injuries associated with acute sulfur dioxide inhalation. Am Rev Respir Dis 1979;119:555-60.
11. van Sim M. Effect of possible smog irritants on human subjects. JAMA 1957;165:1908-13.
12. Rabinovitch S, Greyson ND, Weiser W, Hoffstein V. Clinical and laboratory features of acute sulfur dioxide inhalation poisoning: two-year follow-up. Am Rev Respir Dis 1989;139: 556-8.
13. Chakrin LW, Saunders LZ. Experimental chronic bronchitis: pathology in the dog. Lab Invest 1974;30:145-4.
14. 2- induced bronchitis in dogs: the role of inflammation. Am Rev Respir Dis 1984;129:790-7.
15. Shore SA, Kariya ST, Anderson K, Skornik W, Feldman HA, Pennington J, et al. Sulfur-dioxide-induced bronchitis in dogs: effects on airway responsiveness to inhaled and intravenously administered methacholine. Am Rev Respir Dis 1987;135: 840-7.
16. Norris AA, Jackson DM. Sulphur dioxide-induced airway hyperreactivity and pulmonary inflammation in dogs. Agents Actions 1989;26:360-6.
17. Drazen JM, O'Cain Ch F, Ingram RH. Experimental induction of chronic bronchitis in dogs: effects on airway obstruction and responsiveness. Am Rev Respir Dis 1982;126:75-9.
18. Dixon M, Jackson DM, Richards IM. Changes in the bronchial reactivity of dogs caused by exposure to suphur dioxide. J Physiol 1983;337:89-99.
19. Parker CD, Bilbo RE, Reed CE. Methacholine aerosol as a test for bronchial asthma. Arch Intern Med 1965;115:452-8
20. Fletcher CM. Bronchial infection and reactivity in chronic bronchitis. J R Coll Physicians Lond 1968;2:183-90.
21. Kennedy SM, Enarson DA, Janssen RG, Chan-Yeung M. Lung health consequences of reported accidental chlorine gas exposures among pulpmill workers. Am Rev Respir Dis 1991;143:74-9.
22. Chan-Yeung M, Lam S, Kennedy SM, Frew AJ. Persistent asthma after repeated exposure to high concentrations of gases in pulpmills. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1994;149:1676-80.