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Research Article

Dimethylacetamide, Ethylenediamine, and Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate Poisoning Manifest as Acute Psychosis and Pulmonary Edema: Treatment with Hemoperfusion

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Pages 429-433 | Published online: 24 Jul 2000
 

Abstract

Case Report: A 27-year-old man, employed by a synthetic fiber company, had been exposed to dimethylacetamide, ethylenediamine, and diphenylmethane diisocyanate in a confined space continuously for 4–6 hours per day for 3 days before admission. Hallucinations and delusions were noted at admission; pulmonary edema developed subsequently. The electroencephalogram showed diffuse moderate cortical dysfunction and slow waves at 4–7 Hz, 20–80 μV. Seizures, liver injury, and rhabdomyolysis were noted on the 4th hospital day. The patient was treated by hemoperfusion with a decrease in urine dimethylacetamide from 3265 mg/g to 4 mg/g creatinine over 4 days. Serial urinary dimethylacetamide and electroencephalogram correlated with the clinical condition.

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