methanol intoxication

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Etiology

Epidemiology

  • windshield washing fluid
  • commercial solvents
  • paints
  • some antifreezes
  • 2 teens die of Ingestion of a racing fuel* and carbonated soft drink mixture

* racing fuel is ~100% methanol

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Complications

  • mortality may be as high as 80-90%
  • permanent blindness may occur[1]

Differential diagnosis

Management

More general terms

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References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2012, 2018.
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 eMedicine: Medicine http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic217.htm
  3. Kruse JA Methanol and ethylene glycol intoxication. Crit Care Clin. 2012 Oct;28(4):661-711 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2299899
  4. Fill MA, Seger DL, Dunn JR, Schaffner W, Jones TF. Notes from the Field: Intoxication and Deaths Associated with Ingestion of a Racing Fuel and Carbonated Soft Drink Mixture - Tennessee, January 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:585-586 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6522a4.htm
  5. Kruse JA. Methanol and ethylene glycol intoxication. Crit Care Clin. 2012 Oct;28(4):661-711. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22998995