title: An undercovered health threat in Turkey: transdermal methanol intoxication.
abstract: Methanol is a clear, colorless solvent used in antifreeze solutions, varnishes, cologne, copying machine fluids, perfume, spirit, paint, and fuel. Even small amounts of ingested methanol can cause acute permanent neurological dysfunction and irreversible blindness. Although there are many reports of methanol poisoning due to suicidal or accidental ingestion, reports of transdermal absorption are rare. We present a 68-year-old man with transdermal methanol intoxication applied to our hospital's emergency department with weakness, loss of vision, and altered state of consciousness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Ulvi
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Uca
authors.forename: Hasan Hüseyin
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altaş
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014421:Turkey; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000432:Methanol