TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of ethylene glycol poisoning with oral ethyl alcohol
AU - Achappa, B.
AU - Madi, D.
AU - Kanchan, T.
AU - Kishanlal, N. K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 B. Achappa et al.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Ethylene glycol poisoning is not uncommon in India. The ill effects are primarily caused by its toxic metabolites: glycolic acid and oxalic acid. A 70-year-old female presented to our hospital with ataxia after ingestion of ethylene glycol. The reported case describes the management of ethylene glycol poisoning using oral ethyl alcohol as an alternative to the recommended intravenous ethyl alcohol and fomepizole that are not available for use in India. The need for high degree of clinical suspicion, targeted investigations, and early instigation of treatment is of prime importance in cases of ethylene glycol poisoning as it can lead to long-term complications or even death.
AB - Ethylene glycol poisoning is not uncommon in India. The ill effects are primarily caused by its toxic metabolites: glycolic acid and oxalic acid. A 70-year-old female presented to our hospital with ataxia after ingestion of ethylene glycol. The reported case describes the management of ethylene glycol poisoning using oral ethyl alcohol as an alternative to the recommended intravenous ethyl alcohol and fomepizole that are not available for use in India. The need for high degree of clinical suspicion, targeted investigations, and early instigation of treatment is of prime importance in cases of ethylene glycol poisoning as it can lead to long-term complications or even death.
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U2 - 10.1155/2019/7985917
DO - 10.1155/2019/7985917
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85061622732
SN - 1687-9627
VL - 2019
JO - Case Reports in Medicine
JF - Case Reports in Medicine
M1 - 7985917
ER -