Extremely slow formate elimination in severe methanol poisoning: A fatal case report

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 516-521

  Hovda, Knut Erik ^a   Mundal, Haavard ^a   Urdal, Petter ^a   McMartin, Kenneth ^b   Jacobsen, Dag ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fomepizole; Formate; Half life; Hemodialysis; Kinetics; Methanol poisoning

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FOLINIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; METHANOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METHANOL POISONING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTIDOTES; FATAL OUTCOME; FORMIC ACIDS; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MALE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAZOLES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 34248596464     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701354150     Document Type: Article

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