Waterproof spray-induced lung injury while using a heater

Yasuyuki Higashi; Kei Yamasaki; Takeshi Orihashi; Kazuhiro Yatera

doi:10.1002/rcr2.825

Waterproof spray-induced lung injury while using a heater

Respirol Case Rep. 2021 Aug 5;9(9):e0825. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.825. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Yasuyuki Higashi^{1

2}, Kei Yamasaki², Takeshi Orihashi¹, Kazuhiro Yatera²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine Kitakyushu General Hospital Kitakyushu City Japan.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu City Japan.

Abstract

Fluororesin in waterproof spray becomes a pyrolysis product due to the heat of tobacco as well as a heater and can cause lung injury. People should be aware that waterproof spray must not be used under these circumstances.

Keywords: heater; lung injury; waterproof spray.