Humidifier disinfectant lung injury, how do we approach the issues? [PDF]
Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2016 A large portion of the Korean population has been exposed to toxic humidifier disinfectants (HDs), and considering that the majority of the victims are infants, the magnitude of the damage is expected to be considerably larger than what has currently ...
Jihyun Emma Choi +7 more
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Early-life exposure to humidifier disinfectant determines the prognosis of lung function in children [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019 Background Use of humidifier disinfectants (HD) at home leads to chemical airborne exposure, causing HD associated lung injury (HDLI) with high mortality. However, the lung function in children diagnosed with HDLI is not well studied. We investigated the
Hyun-Ju Cho +8 more
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Humidifier Disinfectant–associated Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2014 Abstract Rationale Beginning in 2006, epidemics of a fatal lung injury of unknown cause in children were observed in Korea every spring. A recent study demonstrated that this type of children’s interstitial lung disease (chILD) is associated with humidifier disinfectant use.
Kyung Won, Kim +33 more
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Roots of the Large-Scale Household Humidifier Disinfectant Poisoning Tragedy: Regulatory and Surveillance Shortcomings in Korea [PDF]
J Korean Med SciThe multi-decade household humidifier disinfectant poisoning tragedy (HHDT) in South Korea highlights the importance of investigating government failures.
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The humidifier disinfectant incident and the self-examination of environmental toxicology and public health experts [PDF]
Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2015 Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health is an environmental non-governmental organization that specializes in the Environment and Public Health sector. On December 21, at the 2015 Citizen’s Awards for Environment and Public Health, they awarded the Citizen’s Award to 3 members of the UK overseas protest group for victims of humidifier ...
Jong-Ju Ahn
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Role of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Life Adaptation of Toxic Humidifier Disinfectant Survivors: A Multi-Group Analysis [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel)Background: The Republic of Korean humidifier disinfectant disaster, involving toxic chemical exposure, constitutes a major social disaster causing severe trauma.
Yubin Chung +6 more
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Evaluating Metabolic Signatures in the Serum of South Korean Patients with Humidifier Disinfectant–Associated Lung Injury Identified through Untargeted Metabolomics [PDF]
Environ Health PerspectBackground: The South Korean humidifier disinfectant–associated lung injury case was one of the worst disasters involving household chemical products, resulting in over 5,800 casualties.
Jinwoo Kim +6 more
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The past, present and future of humidifier disinfectant-associated interstitial lung diseases in children [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2020 Exposure to environmental factors can cause interstitial lung diseases (ILDs); however, such types of ILDs are rare. From 2007 to 2011, an ILD epidemic occurred in South Korea owing to inhalational exposure to toxic chemicals in humidifier disinfectants (
Eun Lee, So-Yeon Lee, Soo-Jong Hong
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Author Correction: Humidifier disinfectant, sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC): assessment of respiratory effects to protect workers’ health [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDongSeok Seo, Yong-Hoon Lee, JiMin Jo
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Relationship between Exposure to Household Humidifier Disinfectants and Risk of Lung Injury: A Family-Based Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 In South Korea, a cluster of acute lung disease patients included lung injury disease suspected of being caused by the use of humidifier disinfectants.
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