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Case Report

Acute Respiratory Fatality Associated With Exposure To Sheet Metal and Cadmium Fumes

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Pages 279-283 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008
 

Abstract

The authors report on a case of an acute fatality characterized by abdominal pain and respiratory failure occurring soon after beginning to weld and solder galvanized sheet metal. Heating of galvanized sheet metal is a recognized cause of metal fume fever, data from this patient suggests an additional and unrecognized risk for cadmium poisoning.

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