Bilateral basal ganglionic lesions due to transdermal methanol intoxication.
Methanol is a clear, colorless, and highly toxic liquid with a similar smell and taste to ethanol, and is found in many commercial products such as solvents and cleaning fluids. Severe methanol intoxication occurs after suicidal or accidental oral ingestion of solvents. A few patients with methanol intoxication via the transdermal route have been reported. We present a 47-year-old woman with acute transdermal methanol intoxication admitted to the emergency department with weakness, blurred vision, bilateral areactive mydriasis, and deterioration of consciousness.
Karaduman
Fatih
F
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Trakya, Güllapoğlu Yerleşkesi, Edirne 22030, Turkey.
Asil
Talip
T
Balci
Kemal
K
Temizoz
Osman
O
Unlu
Ercument
E
Yilmaz
Arif
A
Utku
Ufuk
U
D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D000432:Methanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012997:Solvents / Q000506:poisoning*
D012997:Solvents; D000432:Methanol