title: A case of methylene chloride poisoning due to ingestion of home-distilled alcohol and potential new treatment with ethanol infusion.
abstract: We describe a case of a 51-year-old man who ingested methylene chloride and presented with the classical clinical features. He developed an acute abdomen that required repeated laparotomy. The effect of an ethanol infusion on carboxyhaemoglobin concentrations in this case was also of interest and could potentially be a new treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. joseph.vetro@easternhealth.org.au
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vetro
authors.forename: Zeff
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Koutsogiannis
authors.forename: Daryl A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canestra
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011041:Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D008752:Methylene Chloride; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin