Chronic Dysphagia and Trigeminal Anesthesia After Trichloroethylene Exposure
Authors: WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Brief Reports1 December 1981Chronic Dysphagia and Trigeminal Anesthesia After Trichloroethylene ExposureWILLIAM H. LAWRENCE, M.D., EDWARD K. PARTYKA, M.D.WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD K. PARTYKA, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-95-6-710 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhereas loss of facial sensation has been reported after industrial and anesthetic trichloroethylene poisoning (1, 2), the neurotoxicity of this agent may also produce a severe bulbar palsy. We studied a patient who had inhaled trichloroethylene fumes 11 years earlier and has severe residual dysphagia.In 1968 at age 59, the patient was working alone in a closed underground pit, shoveling metal shavings that had been cleaned with trichloroethylene. Because of noxious fumes he emerged through a manhole to put on a face mask, which did not fit tightly. He resumed shoveling but experienced numbness around the upper lip and...References1. SMITH G. Trichloroethylene—a review. Br Med J. 1966;23:249-61. Google Scholar2. CARDEN S. Hazards in use of closed circuit technique for trilene anesthesia. Br Med J. 1944;1:319-20. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WYLIE W and CHURCHILL-DAVIDSON H. A Practice of Anesthesia. 3rd ed. Chicago: Yearbook Medical Publishers; 1972:313-7. Google Scholar4. LONGLEY E and JONES R. Acute tricholorethylene narcosis. Arch Environ Health. 1963;7:249-52. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GUTCH C, TOMHAVE W, and STEVENS S. Acute renal failure due to inhalation of trichloroethylene. Ann Intern Med. 1965;63:128-34. LinkGoogle Scholar6. BAERG R and KIMBERG D. Centrilobular hepatic necrosis and acute renal failure in solvent sniffers. Ann Intern Med. 1970;73:713-20. LinkGoogle Scholar7. HUMPHREY J and MCCLELLAND M. Cranial nerve palsies with herpes following general anesthesia. Br Med J. 1944;1:315-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. BUXTON P and HAYWARD M. Polyneuritis cranialis associated with industrial trichloroethylene poisoning. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1967;30:511-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. FELDMAN R, MAYER R, and TAUB A. Evidence for peripheral neurotoxic effect of trichloroethylene. Neurology. 1970;20:499. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE, M.D.; EDWARD K. PARTYKA, M.D.Affiliations: Veterans Administration Medical Center Phoenix, Arizona PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIntoxikationTout est dans la chronologie…Toxic Encephalopathies I: Cortical and Mixed EncephalopathiesToxic EncephalopathiesHuman Toxic Neuropathy Caused by Industrial AgentsDo Duration of Exposure, Proximity to Electronic Manufacturing Plants, and Involvement in a Lawsuit Affect Chlorinated Solvent Toxicity?Trichloroethylene — a Review of the Literature From a Health Effects PerspectiveIntoxikationenClinical neurological findings among metal degreasers exposed to chlorinated solventsBlink reflex measurement of effects of trichloroethylene exposure on the trigeminal nervePotentiels évoqués somesthésiques du trijumeau chez des travailleurs manipulant le trichloréthylèneSensory-evoked potentials in rats chronically exposed to trichloroethylene: Predominant auditory dysfunctionVolatile Substances of AbuseTrichloroethylene cranial neuropathy: is it really a toxic neuropathy or does it activate latent herpes virus?Blink Reflex Latency after Exposure to Trichloroethylene in Well WaterTrichlorethylene Poisoning Mimicking Multiple SclerosisChronic Trichloroethylene Intoxication: A New Approach by Trigeminal-Evoked Potentials? 1 December 1981Volume 95, Issue 6 Page: 710-710 Keywords Anesthesia Anesthetics Dysphagia Neurology Paralysis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...