Epidemic acute methanol intoxication as a result of illicit alcohol ingestion

Nephro-Urology Monthly

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 366-371

  Unsal, Abdulkadir ^a   Basturk, Taner ^a   Sakac, Tamer ^a   Ahbap, Elbis ^a   Koç, Yener ^a   Yilmaz, Murvet ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Alcoholic intoxication; Renal dialysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BICARBONATE; METHANOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METHANOL POISONING; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOMITING;

EID: 84855993118     PISSN: 22517006     EISSN: 22517014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.22517006.1522     Document Type: Article

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