Methanol Intoxication Increasing Again with COVID-19 Pandemic: Clinical Series

Abstract

Methanol intoxication is very rare clinical condition encountered at emergency rooms while numbers started to increase with covid-19 pandemic. In this clinical series we mentioned about our clinical approach to methanol intoxication patient during covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords

• Methanol Intoxication
• COVID-19 Pandemic
• Emergency Service

COVID-19 Pandemi Salgınıyla Yeniden Artan Metanol Zehirlenmeleri: Olgu Serisi

Abstract

Metanol intoksikasyonu çok nadir olarak karşımıza çıkmakta iken Covid-19 pandemisiyle birlikte acil servislerde daha ciddi klinik tablolarda tekrardan görülmeye başlandı. Bu olgu serimizde de pandemi ile mücadele döneminde artan sıklıkta karşılaştığımız metanol intoksikasyonu olgularına klinik yaklaşımımızı derledik.

Keywords

• Metanol Zehirlenmeleri
• Covid-19 Pandemisi
• Acil Servis

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