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Metal fume fever: a case report and literature review
1Department of Emergency Medicine, The Canterbury Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. johnflisselliott@aol.com.au
Emergency Medicine (Fremantle, W.A.)
|September 14, 2001
Abstract:
Metal fume fever is a relatively uncommon presentation to the emergency department. Resulting from inhalation of metal oxides, it presents as an acute, self-limiting, flu-like symptom complex often misdiagnosed as a viral illness. We report a case of a 26-year-old male presenting with metal fume fever 4 h after oxycutting galvanized steel. The literature is reviewed with respect to pathogenesis, the common presenting symptom complex, investigations and current accepted management of metal fume fever.