Antihapten antibodies in workers exposed to trimellitic anhydride fumes: a potential immunopathogenetic mechanism for the trimellitic anhydride pulmonary disease--anemia syndrome.

Abstract

The pulmonary disease—anemia syndrome that occurs after inhalation of trimellitic anhydride (TMA) fumes consists of cough, hemoptysis and dyspnea with pulmonary infiltrates, a restrictive respirato...