Fatal methanol ingestion in a child: case report.
The records of Forensic Medicine Council of Turkey Bursa Morgue Department reveal the first case of fatal methanol ingestion in a child. Household methanol exposures are mostly due to accidental ingestion of washing fluids. A 4 year-old girl was admitted to the emergency department with her parents with gastrointestinal symptoms; nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Toxicological studies revealed 79 mg/dl blood level of methanol. We presented infant autopsy case of methanol toxicity and discussed the case from medicolegal aspect.
Türkmen
Nursel
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Uludag University Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department, Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Bursa.
Eren
Bulent
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Cetin
Gürsel
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D000061:Accidents, Home; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000432:Methanol / Q000506:poisoning*
D000432:Methanol