Cases reports may be found in the following references:
- Severe acute respiratory illness linked to use of shoe sprays (1993) Colorado, November 1993. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly Rep 42: 885-887.
- Tanino M, Kamishima K, Miyamoto H, Miyamoto K, Kawakami Y (1999) Acute respiratory failure caused by inhalation of waterproofing spray fumes. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 37: 983-986.
- Testud F, Gabrielle L, Paquin ML, Descotes J (1998) Alvéolite aiguë après utilisation d’un aérosol imperméabilisant : à propos de deux observations. Rev Med Interne 19: 262-264.
- Wiessmann KJ (1982) Atemnotsyndrom durch Aerosole oberflächenaktiver fluororganischer Verbindungen. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 107: 683-684.
These cases are often linked to a change in the resin formula. Two mechanisms are suspected (1) specific tocicity of the new polymer (2) increase of respirable particle related to the change of its physico-chemical properties.