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Case Reports
. 1977 Jan;53(615):16-7.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.53.615.16.

Acrylamide poisoning

C M Kesson, A W Baird, D H Lawson
Case Reports

Acrylamide poisoning

C M Kesson et al. Postgrad Med J. 1977 Jan.

Abstract

A small epidemic of acrylamide poisoning amongst workers in the construction industry is described. The clinical features of this condition are reviewed and two cases are described in which residual neurological problems persisted for over 1 year. The literature on acrylamide poisoning is reviewed and it is recommended that this substance should only be handled in the open air or in well ventilated areas. Its use in confined spaces such as tunnels appears to be unduly hazardous.

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