PERIPHERAL NEURITIS AS A SEQUELA OF CARBON MONOXIDE ASPHYXIATION: A CASE REPORT
Authors: H RENFERT, A DREW
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Case Reports1 April 1955PERIPHERAL NEURITIS AS A SEQUELA OF CARBON MONOXIDE ASPHYXIATION: A CASE REPORTHENRY RENFERT JR., M.D., ARTHUR DREW, M.D.HENRY RENFERT JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR DREW, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-4-942 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPeripheral neuritis is an infrequent but well authenticated sequela of carbon monoxide asphyxiation. Since the number of cases on record is small, the following report is presented.CASE REPORTOn Friday, December 7, 1951, while on a hunting trip in northern Michigan, a 50 year old male papermaker went to bed around 10:00 p.m. in his cabin. The stove, which used Pyrofax as fuel, was left burning. The patient recalls nothing further until the police arrived at 6:00 p.m. the following Monday night. He had told his wife he was returning home on Sunday, and when he failed to return...Bibliography1. TrichterHelpern JBM: Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning due to domestic gas appliances and gas refrigerators: the problem in New York City and its control, Am. J. Pub. Health 42: 259-262, 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Aring CD: Neurological Clinical Pathological Conference of Cincinnati General Hospital, Dis. Nerv. System 12: 247-254, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Dutra ER: Cerebral residua of acute carbon monoxide poisoning, Am. J. Clin. Path. 22: 925-935, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MeigsHughes JWJP: Acute carbon monoxide poisoning, Arch. Indust. Hyg. 6: 344-356, 1952. Google Scholar5. SangerGilliland EBWL: Severe carbon monoxide poisoning with prolonged coma followed by transitory psychosis, peripheral polyneuritis and recovery, J. A. M. A. 114: 324 (Jan. 27) 1940. Google Scholar6. Carbon monoxide—its toxicity and potential dangers, Pub. Health Rep. 56: 421-433 (Mar. 7) 1941. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 26, 1954.From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Neurology, University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the Institute of Industrial Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBilateral brachial plexus injury following acute carbon monoxide poisoningPhysiological and toxicological aspects of smoke produced during the combustion of polymeric materials.Effect of carboxy- or methemoglobinemia on motor conduction velocityDeafness and Peripheral Neuropathy following Carbon Monoxide Intoxication–Report of a case–Rückenmarksreflexe und afferente Nervenleitung der Katze unter dem Einfluß von KohlenmonoxydR�ckenmarksreflexe und afferente Nervenleitung der Katze unter dem Einflu� von Kohlenmonoxyd 1 April 1955Volume 42, Issue 4Page: 942-944KeywordsCarbon monoxideHospital medicineNeurologyPrevention, policy, and public health ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...