Etiology of Formaldehyde Exposure

• Smoke Inhalation (see Smoke Inhalation, [[Smoke Inhalation]])
• Disinfectant
• Embalming
• Paper and Photographic Industries
• Insulators
• Textile Workers
• Laboratories

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Physiology

Exposure

• Ingestion: xxx
• Inhalation: xxx

Mechanism of Injury

• Mechanism of Injury: direct irritation of mucous membranes and skin

Formaldehyde Metabolism

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Clinical Manifestations of Formaldehyde Ingestion

Renal Manifestations

Elevated Osmolal Gap (see Serum Osmolality, [[Serum Osmolality]])

• Physiology: xxxx
• Diagnosis

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Clinical Manifestations of Formaldehyde Inhalation

Pulmonary Manifestations

• Occupational Asthma (see Asthma-Occupational, [[Asthma-Occupational]])

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Clinical Manifestations of Dermal Exposure

Dermatologic Manifestations

• Contact Dermatitis-Allergic Type (see Contact Dermatitis, [[Contact Dermatitis]])

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Clinical Manifestations of Ocular Exposure

Ophthalmologic Manifestations

• Ocular Irritation

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References

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