Polymer fume fever

Polymer fume fever
Other namesFluoropolymer fever
Chemical structure of Teflon, the polymer whose breakdown products cause this condition
SpecialtyEmergency medicine 
Symptomsfever, shaking chills, arthralgias, myalgias, headache, and malaise

Polymer fume fever or fluoropolymer fever, also informally called Teflon flu, is an inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, known under the trade name Teflon) reaches temperatures of 300 °C (572 °F) to 450 °C (842 °F).

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