METHYL ALCOHOL POISONING
Authors: A H KEENEY, S M MELLINKOFF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 February 1951METHYL ALCOHOL POISONINGARTHUR H. KEENEY, M.D., SHERMAN M. MELLINKOFF, M.D.ARTHUR H. KEENEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SHERMAN M. MELLINKOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-2-331 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this paper is to reëxamine some of the cardinal features of methyl alcohol poisoning in the light of 23 cases recently studied in an Army hospital in Korea.Methyl alcohol (CH3OH), properly known as methanol, and more commonly called wood alcohol, also passes under a large number of other names, such as Columbian spirit, Manhattan spirit, pyroxylic spirit, "derail" and "sterno." Methanol is an important industrial solvent and the major ingredient of many inexpensive anti-freeze preparations.Acute or chronic poisoning may be produced by ingestion, cutaneous absorption or inhalation. Atmospheric concentrations of 0.2 per cent may cause...Bibliography1. ChewBergerBrinesCapron WBEAOAMJ: Alkali treatment of methyl alcohol poisoning, J. A. M. A. 130: 61-64 (Jan. 12) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Conant JB: The chemistry of organic compounds, 1939, The Macmillan Co., New York. Google Scholar3. Duke-Elder WS: Textbook of ophthalmology, Vol. III, 1945, The C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, pp. 3021-3024. Google Scholar4. Friedman B: Deep cupping of nerve head in atrophy of the optic nerve due to methyl alcohol, Arch. Ophth. 26: 6-11 (July) 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Gettler AO: Critical study of methods for detection of methyl alcohol, J. Biol. Chem. 2: 311-328, 1920. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. GoodmanGilman LA: The pharmacological basis of therapeutics, 1941, The Macmillan Co., New York, pp. 124 and 836. Google Scholar7. HarropBenedict GAEM: Acute methyl alcohol poisoning associated with acidosis, J. A. M. A. 74: 25-27 (Jan. 3) 1920. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. KaplanLevreault AGV: Methyl alcohol poisoning—report of 42 cases, U. S. Nav. M. Bull. 44: 1107 (May) 1945. Google Scholar9. LehmanFlay KBF: Toxicology and hygiene of industrial solvents, 1943, The Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, pp. 198-202. Google Scholar10. McGregor IS: A study of histopathological changes in the retina and late changes in the visual field in acute methyl alcohol poisoning, Brit. J. Ophth. 27: 523-543 (Dec.) 1943. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. McNally WD: Medical jurisprudence and toxicology, 1939, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, pp. 257-259. Google Scholar12. MerrittBrown WAAE: Methyl alcohol poisoning, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 16: 656 (Oct. 15) 1941. Google Scholar13. Simons LT: Methyl alcohol amblyopia, Am. J. Ophth. 25: 446-451 (Apr.) 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Von Oettingen WF: Toxicity and potential dangers of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, Yale J. Biol. and Med. 15: 167-184 (Dec.) 1942. MedlineGoogle Scholar15. VoegtlinWatts WLCE: Acute methyl alcohol poisoning, U. S. Nav. M. Bull. 41: 1715-1720 (Nov.) 1943. Google Scholar16. Ziegler S: The ocular menace of wood alcohol poisoning, J. A. M. A. 7: 1160 (Oct. 1) 1921. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication April 5, 1949. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMethanol [BAT Value Documentation in German language, 1985]Methanol [BAT Value Documentation, 1994]Bilateral striatal hyperintensities on diffusion weighted MRI in acute methanol poisoningToxin-Induced Movement DisordersAlkohologieShort- and long-term success of organs transplanted from acute methanol poisoned donorsAcute toxicity of gasoline and some additives.A fatal case of oral ingestion of methanol. Distribution in postmortem tissues and fluids including pericardial fluid and vitreous humorMethanol Intoxication: Distribution in Postmortem Tissues and Fluids Including Vitreous HumorOf anions, osmols, and methanol poisoningBiohazards of methanol in proposed new usesA Report of a Fatal Case of Accidental Methanol Self PoisoningAcute Alcohol Intoxication, the Disulfiram Reaction, and Methyl Alcohol IntoxicationA Methanol Poisoning Outbreak in KentuckyThe AlcoholsEditorialTreatment of Methanol Intoxication by HemodialysisHypoglycemia and convulsions in children following alcohol ingestionSystemic causes of abdominal pain-Part IIIntoxikationenAcute pancreatitisPANCREATITIS AS THE CAUSE OF SUDDEN DEATH IN ALCOHOLICSStudies on the Visual Toxicity of Methanol*The Ocular Effects of Methyl Alcohol Poisoning:* 1 February 1951Volume 34, Issue 2Page: 331-338KeywordsAlcoholsAttentionIngestionInhalation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...