Use of PTFE tape--a hazard for smokers?

B M Cooper; D Gazzi

doi:10.1093/occmed/44.2.105

Use of PTFE tape--a hazard for smokers?

Occup Med (Lond). 1994 May;44(2):105-6. doi: 10.1093/occmed/44.2.105.

Authors

B M Cooper¹, D Gazzi

Affiliation

¹ Occupational Health Department, Wellcome Foundation Ltd, Beckenham, Kent, UK.

PMID: 8032029
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/44.2.105

Abstract

Although smoking cigarettes contaminated with PTFE is a well-known cause of polymer fume fever, the use of PTFE tape is seen as safe even in smokers. We report a case of polymer fume fever in a fitter using threadseal tape who rolled his own cigarettes.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Male
Occupational Diseases / chemically induced*
Polytetrafluoroethylene / adverse effects*
Smoking*

Substances

Polytetrafluoroethylene