Citation

Uca AU, Kozak HH, Altaş M. Clin. Neuropharmacol. 2015; 38(2): 52-54.

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/WNF.0000000000000071

PMID

25768851

Abstract

Methanol is a clear, colorless solvent used in antifreeze solutions, varnishes, cologne, copying machine fluids, perfume, spirit, paint, and fuel. Even small amounts of ingested methanol can cause acute permanent neurological dysfunction and irreversible blindness. Although there are many reports of methanol poisoning due to suicidal or accidental ingestion, reports of transdermal absorption are rare. We present a 68-year-old man with transdermal methanol intoxication applied to our hospital's emergency department with weakness, loss of vision, and altered state of consciousness.

Language: en