CHE Toxicant and Disease Database
Bronchiolitis obliterans
Causes [strength of evidence]:
Notes
Acramin-FWN is found in paint aerosols that are used in the textile industry. It has been associated with an epidemic of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Dieacetyl is a food flavoring used to impart a buttery flavor to popcorn.
References:
- De Vuyst P. and Camus P. The Past and Present of Pneumoconioses. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2000;6(2):151-156.
- Horvath E, et al. Nitrogen dioxide-induced pulmonary disease: five new cases and a review of the literature. J Occup Med. 1978 Feb;20(2):103-10.
- Kreiss, K., et al. Clinical Bronchiolitis obliterans in workers at a microwave-popcorn plant. New England Journal of Medicine 2002; 347(5): 330-8.
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