Citation

Tennant I, Crawford-Sykes A, Ward L, Thesiger C. West Indian Med. J. 2006; 55(4): 286-287.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, University of The West Indies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17249319

Abstract

A 32-year old male, with a history of depression and previous suicide attempts, was brought to hospital comatose after ingestion of brake fluid. He developed severe metabolic acidosis with an increased anion gap, hypotension, seizures and mild renal impairment. He required intensive care treatment for ventilatory and inotropic support. The clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of this unusual poison are discussed.

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