title: Acute intoxication due to tert-amyl alcohol--a case report.
abstract: We presented a case of 28 year-old male, who was found in a deep coma complicated with acute respiratory failure because of recreational intoxication with tert-amyl alcohol (TAA). The TAA blood level at the admission was 83 μg/mL determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). In the last few months popularity of TAA among alcohol and drug addicted people in Europe is still growing. The main reasons of these are: self-healing of addiction, low price of this xenobiotic compare to alcohol, and problem to detect this xenobiotic in generally used screening tests.
authors.affiliation: Pomeranian Centre of Toxicology, Gdansk, Poland; Department of Clinical Toxicology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek Sein
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Research, Krakow, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gieroń
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Research, Krakow, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lechowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Electronic address: dariaschetz@gumed.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schetz
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Research, Krakow, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kała
authors.affiliation: Pomeranian Centre of Toxicology, Gdansk, Poland; Department of Clinical Toxicology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000652:urine; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000439:Pentanols / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D000439:Pentanols; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; C032765:tert-amyl alcohol
keywords: 2-Methyl-2-butanol; GC–MS; Intoxication; Tert-amyl alcohol