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Adult, Air Pollutants, Occupational, Chest Pain, Diagnosis, Differential, Dyspnea, Emergency Treatment, Fever, Humans, Male, Metals, Heavy, Nausea, Occupational Diseases, Welding, 1103 Clinical Sciences, Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, 3202 Clinical sciences

Abstract:

Metal fume fever (MFF) is an acute self-limited, flu-like illness resulting from inhalation of metal oxides. Despite the well-documented history of MFF in the medical literature, the illness may remain unrecognized because it may mimic a viral illness. The case of a patient with MFF due to galvanized steel welding presenting to the emergency room is described.