| Title: | Indirect formaldehyde exposure and the appearance of respiratory symptoms |
| Author(s): | Benharroch D; Benharroch YB; |
| Address: | "Department of Pathology, Soroka University Medical Centre and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Kibbutz Sde-Boker, Israel" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101166 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2213-0071 (Print) 2213-0071 (Electronic) 2213-0071 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "This 70 year-old female patient, previously described as having undergone a toxicant-associated steatohepatitis during her childhood, now represents the core of a follow-up case report. After an apparent complete recovery at 13 years of age, she developed a paroxysmal dry cough, predominantly nocturnal, starting at age 24, during her first pregnancy. A seasonal recurrence was observed and bouts of cough have been resurgent at every subsequent winter. Several diagnoses, including asthma, gastro-esophageal reflux, and chronic pertussis have been suggested, as well as a sequel of her severe scoliosis, but the consequent treatments were of no avail. Moreover, repeated lung function tests have remained normal ever since. We presently propose a possible explanation for the puzzle" |
| Keywords: | "Formaldehyde HLA, human leukocyte antigen PCR, polymerase chain reaction Scoliosis Seasonal cough VOC, volatile organic compounds Volatile organic compounds;" |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEBenharroch, Daniel Benharroch, Yane-Bianca eng Case Reports England 2020/07/23 Respir Med Case Rep. 2020 Jul 11; 31:101166. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101166. eCollection 2020" |
