title: Methyl Iodide Exposure Presenting as Severe Chemical Burn Injury with Neurological Complications and Prolonged Respiratory Insufficiency.
abstract: Methyl iodide (iodomethane) is a monohalomethane that is mainly used as an intermediate in the manufacturing of different pharmaceuticals and pesticides. Until now, only 13 cases of methyl iodide poisoning have been described in the literature. The authors present the first case of severe chemical burn injury due to methyl iodide exposure in a 36-year-old Caucasian man who suffered superficial to partial-thickness burn injuries over 75% of his BSA and developed neurological malfunctions and prolonged respiratory insufficiency. Human poisoning with methyl iodide is very rare. In addition to the already described neurological symptoms and respiratory insufficiency, severe chemical burn injury can cause a life-threatening medical emergency.
authors.affiliation: From the *BG-Trauma Center, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Germany; †Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Tuebingen, Germany; ‡HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal GmbH, University Hospital Witten/Herdecke, Germany; and §Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Wuppertal, Germany.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Held
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Medved
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rothenberger
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahmanian-Schwarz
authors.forename: Hans-Eberhard
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Schaller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; C014055:methyl iodide