Methyl alcohol poisoning is rare and may be secondary to suicide attempts, accidents and is also caused by endemic poisonings. It has severe consequences including death secondary to degradation products of methyl alcohol by alcohol dehydrogenase. We pres

  • Angel Alberto García Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Leonar G. Aguiar Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Juliana Granada Romero Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2012.181

Abstract

Methyl alcohol poisoning is rare and may be secondary to suicide attempts, accidents and is also caused by endemic poisonings. It has severe consequences including death secondary to degradation products of methyl alcohol by alcohol dehydrogenase. We present a case of methyl alcohol poisoning that presented neurological alterations and death

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Author Biographies

Angel Alberto García, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Especialista en Medicina Interna y Cardiología, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Leonar G. Aguiar, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Especialista en Medicina Interna, Candidato a Maestría en Bioética, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, D.C. Advanced Fellowship in Emergency Medicine, George Washington University
Juliana Granada Romero, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Residente de 2° Año de Medicina de Emergencias. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Published
2013-01-28
How to Cite
García, A. A., Aguiar, L. G., & Granada Romero, J. (2013). Methyl alcohol poisoning is rare and may be secondary to suicide attempts, accidents and is also caused by endemic poisonings. It has severe consequences including death secondary to degradation products of methyl alcohol by alcohol dehydrogenase. We pres. Acta Medica Colombiana, 37(4), 211-214. https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2012.181
Issue
Vol. 37 No. 4 (2012)
Section
Case Reports

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