Methyl iodide intoxication. A case report.
A 41-year-old chemist developed methyl iodide intoxication. His case is presented with a review of pertinent literature. Characteristics of the poisoning include a delay between exposure and onset of symptoms; early systemic toxicity with congestive changes in the lungs and oliguric renal failure; prominent cerebellar and Parkinsonian neurologic symptoms as well as seizures and coma in severe cases; and psychiatric disturbances that can last from months to years. Although methyl iodide is a rare form of intoxicant, its manifestations are similar to that of poisoning with the other monohalomethanes that are not uncommon.
D000328:Adult; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated / Q000506:poisoning*; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D009846:Oliguria / Q000139:chemically induced; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000139:chemically induced; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis
D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D008697:Methane