Diagnosis and Treatment Approach in Methanol Poisoning: A Case Report

In this article, a 17-year-old male patient who was admitted to the pediatric emergency department with vomiting, abdominal pain and deep metabolic acidosis and learned to have produced alcoholic beverages at home was presented.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Methyl alcohol is an alcohol derivative that is widely used in the industry and is easy to obtain.

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Key Findings & Data:Methyl alcohol intoxication is a serious condition that has a high mortality risk and can cause metabolic acidosis, vision loss, and central nervous system suppression.

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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, a 17-year-old male patient who was admitted to the pediatric emergency department with vomiting, abdominal pain and deep metabolic acidosis and learned to have produced alcoholic beverages at home was presented.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Methyl alcohol is an alcohol derivative that is widely used in the industry and is easy to obtain. Methyl alcohol intoxication is a serious condition that has a high mortality risk and can cause metabolic acidosis, vision loss, and central nervous system suppression. Bicarbonate can be given in the treatment of metabolic acidosis, as well as hemodialysis to remove toxic metabolites. Ethanol or fomepizole can be used to reduce toxic effects by competitive inhibition. In this article, a 17-year-old male patient who was admitted to the pediatric emergency department with vomiting, abdominal pain and deep metabolic acidosis and learned to have produced alcoholic beverages at home was presented.

Özet

Metil alkol sanayi sektöründe yaygın olarak kullanılan ve elde edilmesi kolay bir alkol türevidir. Metil alkol zehirlenmesi yüksek oranda ölüm riski taşıyan, metabolik asidoz, görme kaybı, santral sinir sistemi baskılanmasına neden olabilen ciddi bir tablodur. Metabolik asidozun tedavisinde bikarbonat verilebilir, aynı zamanda toksik metabolitleri de uzaklaştırmak için hemodiyaliz uygulanabilir. Etanol veya fomepizol yarışmalı inhibisyon yolu ile toksik etkilerin azaltılması için kullanılabilir. Bu makalede çocuk acil servise kusma karın ağrısı ve derin metabolik asidoz ile başvuran ve evde kendi olanakları ile alkollü içecek ürettiği öğrenilen 17 yaşında erkek olgu sunulmuştur.

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ERDAL, M., SİVİL, N., ÇEBİŞLİ, E., TEKEREK, N. Ü., KENDİR, Ö. T., DURSUN, O. (2022). Diagnosis and Treatment Approach in Methanol Poisoning: A Case Report. Çocuk Acil ve Yoğun Bakım Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1, 55–58. https://ajindex.com/articles/483720

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