Fatal Methanol Ingestion in a Child: Case Report

Türkmen, Nursel; Eren, Bülent; Cetin, Gürsel

doi:10.14712/18059694.2016.117

Acta Medica > Archive > 2009, Vol. 52 > Issue 3 > Fatal Methanol Ingestion in a Child:…

Acta Med. 2009, 52: 125-127

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.117

Fatal Methanol Ingestion in a Child: Case Report

Nursel Türkmen^a, Bülent Eren^b, Gürsel Cetin^c

^aUludag University Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department, Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey Bursa Morgue Department, Bursa, Turkey
^bCouncil of Forensic Medicine of Turkey Bursa Morgue Department, Bursa, Turkey
^cIstanbul University Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department, Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Istanbul Morgue Department, Instanbul, Turkey

Received February 2, 2009
Accepted August 25, 2009

The records of Forensic Medicine Council of Turkey Bursa Morgue Department reveal the first case of fatal methanol ingestion in a child. Household methanol exposures are mostly due to accidental ingestion of washing fluids. A 4 year-old girl was admitted to the emergency department with her parents with gastrointestinal symptoms; nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Toxicological studies revealed 79 mg/dl blood level of methanol. We presented infant autopsy case of methanol toxicity and discussed the case from medicolegal aspect.