ETHYLENE GLYCOL POISONING WITH CONCURRENT ETHANOL INGESTION

<p>Background. Ethylene glycol, usually ingested by coincidence, causes uncommon but serious poisoning which could have fatal consequences without prompt diagnosis and treatment. Ethylene glycol itself has a low toxicity but is rapidly degraded to toxic metabolites, that are responsible for ty...

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Main Authors: Mitja Lainščak, Vlasta Petric, Rudolf Mikolič, Franc Štivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2003-02-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1784