Work-Related Diseases
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Hepatitis, chemical
Occupational Disease Hepatitis, chemical
Hepatitis, chemical Category Acute Poison
Hepatitis, chemical Severity
Acute-Moderate
Hepatitis, chemical Synonyms
"Galvo"; Welders' ague; Monday fever; Brass founder's ague
Information on Hepatitis, chemical Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
The classic hepatotoxic chemical is carbon tetrachloride. Symptoms similar to those of viral hepatitis develop usually within 24-48 hours of a heavy exposure. A number of other organic solvents have also caused acute hepatitis in the occupational setting including: 2-Nitropropane, Ethylene dichloride, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, Propylene dichloride, Carbon tetrabromide, Acetylene tetrabromide, Ethylene dibromide, Hexachloronaphthalene, Dimethylformamide, Tetrahydrofuran, and Dimethyl acetamide. Also reported to cause acute hepatitis after work exposure are 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene, a nitosamine (N-Nitrosodimethylamine), and halowaxes (Octachloronaphthalene, Pentachloronaphthalene, Tetrachloronaphthalene, and Trichloronaphthalene).
Hepatitis, chemical Latency
Within 24 to 48 hours
Hepatitis, chemical References
http://www.haz-map.com/heptox1.htm