A case of methanol poisoning leading to prolonged respirator dependency with consequent blindness and irreversible brain damage

BACKGROUND: Methanol is a colorless and poisonous liquid that is commonly used as an industrial and household solvent. Methanol poisoning is a rare but extremely hazardous form of in toxication that affects the central nervous system and causes visual disorder, drowsiness, seizures and coma. CASE PR...

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Autores principales: Manuchehri, Ali Asghar, Alijanpour, Ebrahim, Daghmechi, Mohsen, Ghaeminan, Naser, Abedi, Seyed Hasan, Nikbakhsh, Novin, Ghazi Mir Saeed, Seyed Ali Mohammad, Amani, Neda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4650797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26644889
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Methanol is a colorless and poisonous liquid that is commonly used as an industrial and household solvent. Methanol poisoning is a rare but extremely hazardous form of in toxication that affects the central nervous system and causes visual disorder, drowsiness, seizures and coma. CASE PRESENTATION: A 29-years-old man with methanol intoxication presented with drowsiness and acidosis with subsequent brain hemorrhage requiring prolong mechanical ventilation resulted in persistent visual impairment and disequilibrium. CONCLUSION: Prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with methanol intoxication may be assouated with irreversible brain damage.

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