Methanol ingestion. 'Guaranteed to make you feel good'.
Three patients who presented to an urban general emergency department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana within a 4-hour period are described. These patients demonstrate the various presentations and severity of methanol poisoning from a single source of exposure. Rapid therapy is required, often after presumptive diagnosis, in order to prevent significant morbidity or death.
d'Autremont
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Emergency Dept at Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Louisiana, USA.
Mall
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D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
D000431:Ethanol; D000432:Methanol