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[Ethylene glycol poisoning--a case report]
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[Ethylene glycol poisoning--a case report]
[Article in
German]
Z Gesamte Inn Med.
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Abstract
In a female alcoholic the fatal results of an ethylene glycol intoxication is described. The alcoholic had drunk circa 200ml of ethylene glycol (freezing preventive remedy glysantin) as a substitute. Despite early beginning intensive-medical care the fatal course could not be prevented. It is referred to the therapy by means of 4-methyl pyrazol which prevents the intoxication of ethylene glycol, whereby this substance in an effective inhibitor of the alcohol dehydrogenase.
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