A case of mixed intoxication with isopropyl alcohol and propanol-1 after ingestion of a topical antiseptic solution
- 20 January 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Clinical Toxicology
- Vol. 45 (6), 701-704
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650701517285
Abstract
We report a mixed intoxication with isopropyl alcohol and propanol-1 in a hospitalized patient who ingested, on two separate days, two 100 ml bottles of a topical antiseptic solution containing isopropyl alcohol and propanol-1. Eight hours after the second ingestion, plasma concentrations of isopropanol, propanol-1 and acetone were 37 mg/dL, <10 mg/dL, and 227 mg/dl, respectively. Despite a lack of severe toxicity, 4-methylpyrazole (fomepizole) was initiated. This case points out the need to limit access to alcohol-containing antiseptic solutions on wards where alcoholic and psychotic patients are hospitalized.Keywords
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