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Ethylene glycol intoxication following brake fluid ingestion complicated with unilateral facial nerve palsy: a case report

BACKGROUND: Brake oil is an automobile transmission fluid composed of a mixture of toxic alcohols such as ethylene glycols and glycol ethers. Both accidental and intentional ingestion cases have been reported and they can present with multisystem involvement. Life-threatening complications evolve fr...

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Autores principales: Basnayake, B. M. D. B., Wazil, A. W. M., Nanayakkara, N., Mahanama, R. M. B. S. S., Premathilake, P. N. S., Galkaduwa, K. K. M. C. D. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6607589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31266532
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2139-z