Halogen Inhalation-Induced Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Objective: Exposure to halogens, such as chlorine or bromine, results in environmental and occupational hazard to the lung and other organs. Chlorine is highly toxic by inhalation, leading to dyspnea, hypoxemia, airway obstruction, pneumonitis, pulmonary edema, and acute respiratory distress syndrom...

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Main Authors: Ting Zhou, Wei-Feng Song, You Shang, Shang-Long Yao, Sadis Matalon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2018;volume=131;issue=10;spage=1214;epage=1219;aulast=Zhou