Sulfur mustard asthma

Sulfur mustards (designated H [mustard], HD [distilled mustard], and HT [HD and T mixture]) do not present acute lethal hazards. Their principal effect is severe blistering of the skin and mucous membranes. Epidemiological evidence indicates a causal relationship between exposure to mustard agent at high concentrations and the development of chronic nonreversible respiratory disorders, such as chronic bronchitis and asthma, and ocular diseases, such as delayed recurrent keratitis and prolonged, intractable conjunctivitis (IOM, 1993). Sulfur mustard has been classified as a known human carcinogen based on evidence of in-... [Pg.19]

Emad, A., Emad, Y. (2007a). Comparison of bronchial responsiveness to ultrasonically nebulized distilled water (UNDW), methacholine, and ultrasonically nebulized distilled cold water (UDCW) in patients with sulfur mustard gas-induced asthma. Clin. Toxicol. 45 565-70. [Pg.914]

Van Helden, H.P., Kuijpers, W.C., Diemel, R.V. (2004). Asthma like symptoms following intratracheal exposure of guinea pigs to sulfur mustard aerosol therapeutic efficacy of exogenous lung surfactant curosurf and salhutamol. Inhal. Toxicol. 16 537 8. [Pg.918]

Delayed Toxicity. Acute exposures to sulfur mustard can also result in longterm respiratory damage manifested as asthma-like conditions, emphysematous... [Pg.34]

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