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Risk of non-cancer respiratory diseases attributed to humidifier disinfectant exposure in Koreans: age-period-cohort and differences-in-difference analyses [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health
OBJECTIVES Humidifier disinfectants (HDs) were sold in Korea from 1994 until their recall in 2011. We examined the incidence patterns of 8 respiratory diseases before and after the HD recall and estimated the attributable risk in the Korean population ...
Jaiyong Kim, Kyoung Sook Jeong, Seungyeon Heo, Younghee Kim, Jungyun Lim, Sol Yu, Suejin Kim, Sun-Kyoung Shin, Hae-Kwan Cheong, Mina Ha, Epidemiology Expert Committee for Reviewing the Epidemiological Correlations between Humidifier Disinfectant Exposure and Health Effects   +10 more
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Characteristics of a new respiratory syndrome associated with the use of a humidifier disinfectant: humidifier disinfectant-related respiratory syndrome (HDRS)

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020
Objectives The purpose of this study was to characterize a new respiratory syndrome associated with exposure to a humidifier disinfectant (HD) in South Korea that is distinct from the well-known HD-related lung injury (HDLI).
Jong Han Leem, Joon-Sung Joh, Young-Seoub Hong, Jungwon Kim, Soyoung Park, Soyeoun Lim, Yangho Kim   +6 more
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Characteristics of Exposure to Chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT) and Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) among Humidifier Disinfectant-Associated Lung Injury (HDLI) Patients in South Korea [PDF]

Molecules, 2020
This study aimed to quantify both chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT) and methylisothiazolinone (MIT) dissolved in different product brands and to characterize the exposure to these chemicals among humidifier disinfectant-associated lung injury (HDLI ...
Dong-Uk Park, Seon-Kyung Park, Jiwon Kim, Jihoon Park, Seung-Hun Ryu, Ju-Hyun Park, So-Yeon Lee, Han Bin Oh, Sungkyoon Kim, Kyung Ehi Zoh, Soyoung Park, Jung-Hwan Kwon   +11 more
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Effects of psychological symptoms on life adjustment among survivors of humidifier disinfectants

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2023
Objectives The humidifier disinfectant catastrophe in South Korea was a social disaster caused by toxic chemical substances. The present study aimed to examine the relationships between psychological symptoms and adaptive life functioning in survivors of
Min Joo Lee, Soeun Hong, Yubin Jung, Hun-Ju Lee, Sang Min Lee   +4 more
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New-Onset and Exacerbation of Lung Diseases after Short-Term Exposures to Humidifier Disinfectant during Hospitalization [PDF]

Toxics, 2022
(1) Background: Humidifier disinfectant (HD) is a biocidal chemical to keep the water tank inside a humidifier clean. Thousands of Koreans have experienced HD-related lung injuries. Of them, 6.9% were exposed to HD in hospitals.
Seula Lee, Kyunghee Han, Jeonggyo Yoon, Eun-Kyung Jo, Wonho Yang, Yoon-Hyeong Choi   +5 more
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Estimating retrospective exposure of household humidifier disinfectants [PDF]

Indoor Air, 2015
We conducted a comprehensive humidifier disinfectant exposure characterization for 374 subjects with lung disease who presumed their disease was related to humidifier disinfectant use (patient group) and for 303 of their family members (family group) for an ongoing epidemiological study.
D U, Park, M C, Friesen, H S, Roh, Y Y, Choi, J J, Ahn, H K, Lim, S K, Kim, D H, Koh, H J, Jung, J H, Lee, H K, Cheong, S Y, Lim, J H, Leem, Y H, Kim, D M, Paek   +14 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Lung Transplantation for Chronic Humidifier Disinfectant-Associated Lung Injury [PDF]

Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2016
In the spring of 2011, a cluster of lung injuries caused by humidifier disinfectant (HD) usage were reported in Korea. Many patients required mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and even lung transplantation (LTPL).
Won-Young Kim, So-Woon Kim, Kyung-Wook Jo, Sae Hoon Choi, Hyung Ryul Kim, Yong-Hee Kim, Dong Kwan Kim, Seung-Il Park, Sang-Bum Hong   +8 more
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COVID-19 in a Patient Previously Exposed to Toxic Disinfectant from a Humidifier [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2022
In August, 2011, the Korean Public Health Surveillance declared an outbreak of pulmonary disease due to the inhalation of humidifier disinfectants (HDs), which led to approximately 20,000 deaths.
Seok Hwa Youn, Sung Soo Hong, Sun Young Baek, Younghwan Kim   +3 more
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Psychological Responses among Humidifier Disinfectant Disaster Victims and Their Families. [PDF]

J Korean Med Sci, 2019
To substantiate psychological symptoms following humidifier disinfectant (HD) disasters, counseling records of 26 victims and 92 family members of victims (45 were bereaved) were analyzed retrospectively. Among the victims, 34.6% had Clinical Global Impression-Severity scores of over 4, which meant they were moderately ill.
Yoo S, Sim M, Choi J, Jeon K, Shin J, Chung S, Hong SB, Lee SY, Hong SJ.   +8 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Characteristics of the Molecular Weight of Polyhexamethylene Guanidine (PHMG) Used as a Household Humidifier Disinfectant [PDF]

Molecules, 2021
(1) Background: Household humidifier disinfectant (HD) brands containing polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) have been found to cause the most HD-associated lung injuries (HDLIs) in the Republic of Korea.
Dong-Uk Park, Kee Won Yang, Jiwon Kim, Ju-Hyun Park, So-Yeon Lee, Kyung Ehi Zoh, Jung-Hwan Kwon, Soyoung Park, Han Bin Oh   +8 more
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