Metal Fume Fever: An Underdiagnosis

Metal fume fever (MFF) is an auto-limited acute febrile respiratory syndrome that may mimic an acute viral respiratory disease after exposure to the fumes of metal oxides. Due to the similar presentation of an influenza-like illness, it remains an underdiagnosed disease. It is typically a benign and...

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Autores principales: Girao, Adriana, Abreu Fernandes, José, Valente, Leandro, Macedo, Cristiane, Pina, Rui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9976638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36874333
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34928
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author Girao, Adriana
Abreu Fernandes, José
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Pina, Rui
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description Metal fume fever (MFF) is an auto-limited acute febrile respiratory syndrome that may mimic an acute viral respiratory disease after exposure to the fumes of metal oxides. Due to the similar presentation of an influenza-like illness, it remains an underdiagnosed disease. It is typically a benign and self-limited entity that resolves over 12-48 hours following cessation of exposure, but symptoms may reoccur with repeated exposure. Supportive and symptomatic care is recommended.
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spelling pubmed-99766382023-03-02 Metal Fume Fever: An Underdiagnosis Girao, Adriana Abreu Fernandes, José Valente, Leandro Macedo, Cristiane Pina, Rui Cureus Internal Medicine Metal fume fever (MFF) is an auto-limited acute febrile respiratory syndrome that may mimic an acute viral respiratory disease after exposure to the fumes of metal oxides. Due to the similar presentation of an influenza-like illness, it remains an underdiagnosed disease. It is typically a benign and self-limited entity that resolves over 12-48 hours following cessation of exposure, but symptoms may reoccur with repeated exposure. Supportive and symptomatic care is recommended. Cureus 2023-02-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9976638/ /pubmed/36874333 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34928 Text en Copyright © 2023, Girao et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9976638/
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