Fatal methanol ingestion in a child: case report.


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TÜRKMEN EROL N., EREN B., Cetin G.

Acta medica (Hradec Králové) / Universitas Carolina, Facultas Medica Hradec Králové, cilt.52, sa.3, ss.125-127, 2009 (Scopus)

Özet

The records of Forensic Medicine Council of Turkey Bursa Morgue Department reveal the first case of fatal methanol ingestion in a child. Household methanol exposures are mostly due to accidental ingestion of washing fluids. A 4 year-old girl was admitted to the emergency department with her parents with gastrointestinal symptoms; nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Toxicological studies revealed 79 mg/dl blood level of methanol. We presented infant autopsy case of methanol toxicity and discussed the case from medicolegal aspect.