Occupational hepatitis due to chronic inhalation of propane and butane gases.

Department of Internal Medicine, Social Security Institute Educational Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Int J Clin Pract. 2003 Jul-Aug;57(6):546.

Toxic hepatitis due to anaesthetic gas inhalation has been well documented, but hepatitis caused by inhalation of non-halogenated hydrocarbons has not been reported. We present an acute case of occupational hepatitis due to chronic inhalation of propane and butane gases.