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Elevated serum zinc levels in metal fume fever
1Department of Emergency Medicine, St Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL 61637.
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
|November 1, 1988
Abstract:
Metal fume fever is not an uncommon syndrome among welders following exposure to oxidized metal fumes (usually zinc). The relationship of serum zinc level to the acute phase of this illness is not known. Two cases of metal fume fever, associated with elevated serum zinc levels, are presented. Further studies are necessary to determine the diagnostic usefulness of serum zinc levels in metal fume fever.