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Obliterative bronchiolitis in workers laying up fiberglass-reinforced plastics with polyester resin and methylethyl ketone peroxide catalyst
  1. Chi-Hsien Chen1,
  2. Perng-Jy Tsai2,
  3. Wei-Chu Wang1,
  4. Chih-Hong Pan3,
  5. Jiune-Jye Ho3,
  6. Yueliang Leon Guo1
  1. 1 Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  2. 2 Department of Occupational Safety and Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
  3. 3 Division of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Occupational Safety and HealthCouncil of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan, New Taipei City, Taiwan
  1. Correspondence to Professor Yueliang Leon Guo, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University (NTU), College of Medicine and NTU Hospital, Rm 339, 17 Syujhou Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan; leonguo{at}ntu.edu.tw

https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2013-101594

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    Cullinan et al 1 reported six obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) cases with plausible correlation with fiberglass-reinforced plastics (FRP) fabrication. Five of them were boat builders and one worked for a cooling-tower manufacturer. Due to the complexity of the FRP-related boat building processes, the exact agent(s) and process causing OB were difficult to determine. The cooling-tower manufacturing had a simpler manufacturing process, and may help narrow down the actual processes leading …

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    • Contributors C-HC and YLG had the idea for the letter, and wrote the manuscript for which they accept responsibility. PJT, CHP and JJH provided contribution in exposure assessment. WCW assisted in case evaluation.

    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.