Fluphenazine induced welding arc maculopathy.

Welding arc maculopathy and fluphenazine.

A 45-year-old male patient presented with a bilateral maculopathy following unprotected exposure of less than two minutes' duration to a manual metal arc welding unit. He had been receiving the drug fluphenazine for the previous 10 years for treatment of depression. We believe that the drug fluphenazine, which had accumulated in his retinal pigment epithelium, may have rendered him particularly...

Gas tungsten arc welding

Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, is an arc welding process that uses a nonconsumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld. The weld area is protected from atmospheric contamination by a shielding gas (usually an inert gas such as argon), and a filler metal is normally used, though some welds, known as autogenous welds, do not require it. A const...

Hybrid Laser-Arc Welding

Arc Welding Automation

It is very well known that the use of robotics in the industry increases productivity and quality in many aspects. It is also well known that some adjustments have to be made to grant payback for the investment and to reach the expected results. Today, the robotization is known as an alternate technique for production, increasing qualitative and quantitative competence of its industries. One po...

Fluphenazine enanthate induced decompensations.

Adverse behavorial reactions to fluphenazine enanthate have been reported.:; "Severe depressive mood changes"6.7 and "the fulminating acute onset of schizophrenic symptomatology"ll have been attributed to fluphenazine enanthate. Allan and White9 reported a case of catatonic-like stupor and disturbed temperature regulation precipitated by a large dose (100 mg) of fluphenazine decanoate. Goldberg...