Bronchiolitis obliterans in a man who used his wood-burning stove to burn synthetic construction materials

CMAJ. 1997 Apr 15;156(8):1171-3.

Abstract

Many people heat their homes with wood-burning stoves. However, toxic fire effluent can escape from old or improperly operated stoves. The authors describe a case in which bronchiolitis obliterans developed in a man within hours after he burned synthetic construction materials in his wood-burning stove. Certain factors, such as careless or improper use of the stove, the size of the room, the lack of open-air ventilation and the composition of the materials burned, strongly point to inhalation of the fire effluent as the cause.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Air Pollution, Indoor / adverse effects*
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans / chemically induced
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans / etiology*
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans / pathology*
  • Construction Materials*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nitrogen Dioxide / adverse effects
  • Smoke*
  • Wood

Substances

  • Smoke
  • Nitrogen Dioxide