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"Polymer fume fever is a rare condition secondary to the breathing in of fumes from PTFE, a common household plastic. It is often misdiagnosed as a viral flu-like illness. Most people make a rapid recovery, although severe morbidity may be seen."

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"A Japanese group found 18 cases of polymer fume fever in the literature in which pulmonary oedema/ARDS had been diagnosed."

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"One third were exposed in industry, one third due to fumes in overheated cookware in their homes, and one third from smoking cigarettes which had been contaminated with PTFE."

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"Typically diffuse bilateral ground glass opacities are seen with a degree of peripheral sparing. Occasionally, patchy air space opacification is also present. The appearances are thought to represent a form of ARDS."

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