Effects of Exposure of PHMG-p, a Humidifier Disinfectant Component, on Eye Dryness: A Study on a Rat Model Based on 1H-NMR Metabolomics [PDF]
Int J Mol SciPolyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p), a widely used disinfectant component in household humidifiers, has been implicated in various health issues, including pulmonary toxicity. Many people use humidifiers to improve dry eye disease (DED).
Jung Dae Lee +7 more
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Reduced Diffusing Capacity in Humidifier Disinfectant-Associated Asthma Versus Typical Asthma: A Retrospective Case Control Study [PDF]
J Korean Med Sci, 2022 Background Humidifier disinfectant-related lung injury (HDLI) is a severe form of toxic inhalational pulmonary parenchymal damage found in residents of South Korea previously exposed to specific guanidine-based compounds present in humidifier ...
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Lessons From the Household Humidifier Disinfectant Tragedy (HHDT) With Focus on the Chemical Poisoning Surveillance System: Review and Recommendation [PDF]
J Korean Med SciBackground Lessons learned from the Household Humidifier Disinfectant Tragedy (HHDT) in Korea, which poisoned thousands of citizens over a period of years, necessitated an examination of national poison prevention and surveillance systems. The objectives
Dong-Uk Park +6 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.
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Mental health impact on a humidifier disinfectant disaster victim: a case report [PDF]
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2020 In Korea, the cause of lung disease of unknown origin was identified as humidifier disinfectants in November 2011. In February 2017, the 'Special Act on Remedy for Damage Caused by Humidifier Disinfectants' was promulgated. Even though emotional and mental injuries caused by humidifier disinfectants have been reported, the focus of the special act has ...
Ye-Sung Lee +5 more
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Psychological Responses among Humidifier Disinfectant Disaster Victims and Their Families [PDF]
Journal of Korean Medical Science, 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.
Seonyoung Yoo +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 +3 more
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Integrated evidence supports a causal association between PHMG-P exposure and pneumonitis [PDF]
Epidemiology and HealthPolyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-P) is a guanidine-based disinfectant previously used in household humidifiers in Korea. This study evaluated whether PHMG-P exposure is causally linked to pneumonitis by integrating epidemiological ...
Yong Joo Park +8 more
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Effects of a mixture of chloromethylisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone on peripheral airway dysfunction in children. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Children who were only exposed to a mixture of chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT) and methylisothiazolinone (MIT) as humidifier disinfectant (HD) components were evaluated for humidifier disinfectant-associated lung injury (HDLI) from 2012.
Hyun-Ju Cho +7 more
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Humidifier Disinfectants Are a Cause of Lung Injury among Adults in South Korea: A Community-Based Case-Control Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 An outbreak of lung injury among South Korean adults was examined in a hospital-based case-control study, and the suspected cause was exposure to humidifier disinfectant (HD).
Ji-Hyuk Park +12 more
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