Extracorporeal Dialysis in Methanol Poisoning
Authors: DAVID L. COWEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Brief Communication1 July 1964Extracorporeal Dialysis in Methanol PoisoningDAVID L. COWEN, M.D.DAVID L. COWEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-61-1-134 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMethanol poisoning has been reported as a cause of death and blindness (1-3). Various forms of therapy have been reported with survival of otherwise moribund patients (1, 4, 5). Recovery and return of vision from a blind, critically ill state has not been reported previously. The case of a patient successfully treated by renal dialysis with return of vision is presented along with a brief summary of the development of therapy for this disorder.CASE PRESENTATIONA 30-year-old white male entered the hospital at 11:40 the morning of October 18, 1962. He had been drinking from an unlabeled bottle the...References1. BENNETTCARYFREEMANMITCHELLCOOPER ILFHHGLMN: Acute methyl alcohol poisoning: a review based on experiences in an outbreak of 323 cases. Medicine 23: 431, 1953. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WOODBULLER CAF: Poisoning by wood alcohols: cases of death and blindness from columbian spirits and other methylated preparations. JAMA 43: 972, 1904. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. TONNINGBROOKSHARLOW DJDWCM: Acute methyl alcohol poisoning: 49 naval ratings. Canad. Med. Ass. J. 74: 20, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. SHINABERGER JH: Treatment of methanol poisoning by extracorporeal dialysis. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 108: 181, 1961. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. STINEBAUGH BJ: The use of peritoneal dialysis in acute methyl alcohol poisoning. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 105: 613, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. MACFARLAND JF: The methylated spirit and some of its preparations. Pharmaceut. J. Trans. 15: 310, 1855. Google Scholar7. ZIEGLER SL: The ocular menace of wood alcohol poisoning. JAMA 77: 1160, 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. REIF G: Uber.: Die Giftigkiel Des Methylalkolols. Deutsch. Med. Wschr. 49: 183, 1923. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. HARROPBENEDICT GAEM: Acute methyl alcohol poisoning asociated with acidosis. JAMA 74: 25, 1920. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. AURELESCHREINER JMGE: Dialysance of ethanol and methanol. A proposed method of treatment of massive intoxication. J. Clin. Invest. 39: 5, 1960. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Denver, ColoradoFrom Denver General Hospital, Denver, Colorado.Requests for reprints should be addressed to David L. Cowen, M.D., Assistant Chief of Medicine, Denver General Hospital, Denver, Colorado 80204. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByAlcohols and GlycolsMethanol Induces a Discrete Transcriptional Dysregulation that Leads to Cytokine Overproduction in Activated LymphocytesAlkohologieMethanol poisoningThe Other AlcoholsRecovery without sequelae from severe methanol intoxicationAlcohol abuse, anaesthesia, and intensive careSevere methanol poisoningHemodialysis for methanol intoxicationBiohazards of methanol in proposed new usesAcute Alcohol Intoxication, the Disulfiram Reaction, and Methyl Alcohol IntoxicationDialysis of Poisons and DrugsDialysis [ Abridged ]A Methanol Poisoning Outbreak in KentuckyHemodialysis for Isopropanol Poisoning 1 July 1964Volume 61, Issue 1Page: 134-135KeywordsBlindnessChemistsEthanolHospital medicineIntoxicationMedical dialysisResearch laboratoriesVision Issue Published: 1 July 1964 PDF DownloadLoading ...