A Geographically Distinct Case of Fatal Methanol Toxicity from Ingestion of a Contaminated Hand Sanitizer Product During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Med Toxicol
; 17(2): 218-221, 2021 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1060381
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered outbreaks of unanticipated toxicities, including methanol toxicity. Multiple methanol outbreaks have been described, including contaminated hand sanitizer in the southwest USA. In this case, we describe a fatal case of methanol toxicity from hand sanitizer ingestion, geographically separated from the outbreak in the southwest USA and prior to the announcement of nationwide warnings by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product was identified as one later recalled by the FDA for methanol contamination. Additionally, the consumption in this case was related to a desire to conceal alcohol consumption from family members. This case of methanol toxicity should increase awareness of the ease of which contaminated products can be widely distributed and of the use of alternative ethanol-containing products to obscure relapse in alcohol use disorder.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Alcohol Drinking
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Hand Disinfection
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Drug Contamination
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Methanol
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Alcoholism
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Alcoholics
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Hand Sanitizers
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Med Toxicol
Journal subject:
Toxicology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13181-021-00824-9
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