Historical QOD 1/12/09: What is polymer fume fever?
Polymer fumer fever is a self-limited systemic illness that primarily presents with pulmonary symptoms. Polymer fume fever is caused by inhalation of heated polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) above 350-400 degrees C. Shusterman DJ. Polymer fume fever and other fluorocarbon pyrolysis-related syndromes. .
Shusterman DJ. Polymer fume fever and other fluorocarbon pyrolysis-related syndromes. Occup Med. 1993 Jul-Sep;8(3):519-31. PMID: 8272977.
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