Case Report
Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome: Occurrence After Exposure to a Refractory Ceramic Fiber—Phosphoric Acid Binder Mixture
ABSRACT:A previously healthy, 47-year-old millwright was exposed to high airborne levels of a refractory ceramic fiber-phosphoric acid binder mixture; after acute bronchospasm, he required hospitalization. During the next 4 years, he had recurrent acute bronchospasm requiring emergency department visits and three hospitalizations. Review of the patient's medical and occupational history…