Iranian Journal of Toxicology
مجله سم شناسی و مسمومیتهای ایران
IJT
Medical Sciences
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Hemolytic Anemia as an Outcome of Occupational Exposure to Formalin: A Case Report
Hemolytic Anemia as an Outcome of Occupational Exposure to Formalin: A Case Report
تخصصي
Special
پژوهشي
Research
ABSTRACT
Background: Occupational exposure studies indicate that formaldehyde exposure causes temporary and consistent effects on industrial workers exposed to formalin.
Case: The case was a 36-year-old man who had developed intravascular hemolytic anemia caused by formalin after inhalation exposure. Formalin is a clear solution of 37% formaldehyde in water. The primary route of exposure to formaldehyde is inhalation. The case was presented with severe Coomb's negative hemolytic anemia with hemoglobinuria and was treated successfully with therapeutic red cell transfusion and exposure removal.
Conclusion: All employers must provide a safe and healthy workplace for prevention of harmful effects of formalin. Elimination of formalin from workplace, implementation of local and general ventilation, and using proper protective equipments are the most effective methods in the workplace.
Formalin, Hemolytic Anemia, Occupational Exposure.
Formalin, Hemolytic Anemia, Occupational Exposure.
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http://ijt.arakmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2-99&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Zohreh
Yazdi
زهره
یزدی
zohrehyazdi@yahoo.com
10031947532846002841
10031947532846002841
Yes
Department of Occupational Medicine, Qazvin University, Qazvin, Iran.
Department of Occupational Medicine, Qazvin University, Qazvin, Iran.
Khosro
Sadeghniiat-Haghighi
خسرو
صادق نیت حقیقی
10031947532846002842
10031947532846002842
No
Department of Occupational Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Occupational Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
Omid
Aminian
امید
امینیان
10031947532846002843
10031947532846002843
No
Department of Occupational Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Occupational Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.