Exposure
- Treatment of Livestock Feed: due to to its antibacterial properties
- Textile Industry
- Leather Tanning
- Rubber Manufacturing
- Limescale Remover
- Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Physiology
- Formic Acid Aerosol or Vapor Inhalation
Clinical Presentations
- Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome (see Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome, [[Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome]])
- Acute Lung Injury-ARDS (see Acute Lung Injury-ARDS, [[Acute Lung Injury-ARDS]])
Treatment
- Steroids: may be beneficial in acute lung injury, but unproven
References
- Formic acid inhalation injury: a case report. J Burn Care Rehabil. 1996 May-Jun;17(3):241-2