Citation

Robertz-Vaupel GM, Bierl R, von Unruh G. Anasthesiol. Intensivmed. Notfallmed. Schmerzther. 1991; 26(1): 44-47.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-1000535

PMID

1863683

Abstract

A 19-year-old patient intending to commit suicide gave himself an intravenous injection of about 14 g methyliodide. The patient was admitted to our hospital in a state of somnolence and agitation followed by a cerebral convulsion and severe hypotension. The serum concentration of methyl iodide was measured by mass spectroscopy. In addition to an antidote therapy with acetylcysteine, haemoperfusion was performed followed by a remarkable decrease of the methyliodide concentration. The patient survived this severe intoxication and was discharged from the hospital after a week.

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Keywords

Acetylcysteine; Adult; Antidotes; Hemoperfusion; Humans; Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Poisoning; Suicide, Attempted