CONCOMITANT INGESTION OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND ETHANOL: A DIAGNOSIS TRAP?

• Main Authors: Otilia-Elena Frasinariu (Author), Aniela Rugina (Author), Cristina Jitareanu (Author), Radu Russu (Author), Nicolai Nistor (Author), Violeta Streanga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ethylene glycol is one of the most toxic alcohols; it may be accidentally or intentionally consumed as a substitute for ethanol or related to suicidal attempts. Ingestion of ethylene glycol causes a severe metabolic acidosis with increased anion and osmotic gap due to its toxic metabolites, leading...