Methanol poisoning in Tunisia: Report of 16 cases

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 717-720

  Brahmi, Nozha ^a   Blel, Youssef ^a   Abidi, Nour ^a   Kouraichi, Nadia ^a   Thabet, Hafedh ^a   Hedhili, Abderrazek ^b   Amamou, Mouldi ^a  

^a Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Clinical Toxicology ^*  (Tunisia)

^b Centre d'Assistance Medicale Urgente   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Blindness; Cologne; Hemodialysis; Methanol poisoning; Optic neuropathy; Spirits

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BICARBONATE; FOLIC ACID; METHANOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLINDNESS; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONSULTATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METHANOL POISONING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; SHOCK; TUNISIA; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548579082     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701502600     Document Type: Article

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