N,N-Dimethylacetamide exposure induced-acute liver failure
This study aimed to share the case caused by N,N-Dimethylacetamide (DMAC) exposure. We report a 30-year-old man who died from DMAC exposure-induced acute liver failure after working in the cutting and cleansing of hollow fibre membranes for 5 days. While he was exposed to low-level DMAC by inhalation as the measurement of periodic working environment monitoring, considering his working method, considerable DMAC exposure via dermal absorption was suspected. Therefore, short-term, short-latency DMAC exposure via dermal absorption can cause fatal acute liver failure owing to idiosyncratic reactions.
Authors
- WonYang Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0915-712X)
- Eun Young Kim
- Byung-Soon Choi
Institutions
- Yeoju University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Safety and Health at Work
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2026.03.010
- Primary Topic
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00