Heavy metal poisoning: management of intoxication and antidotes.

DMSA and DMPS--water soluble antidotes for heavy metal poisoning.

Ethylene glycol or methanol intoxication: which antidote should be used, fomepizole or ethanol?

Ethylene glycol (EG) and methanol poisoning can cause life-threatening complications. Toxicity of EG and methanol is related to the production of toxic metabolites by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), which can lead to metabolic acidosis, renal failure (in EG poisoning), blindness (in methanol poisoning) and death. Therapy consists of general supportive care (e.g. intravenous fluids, corr...

Clinical and Radiographic Findings of Heavy Metal Poisoning in Psittacine Birds

Objective- To evaluate the radiology application in diagnosis of heavy metal poisoning inbirds.Design- Descriptive study.Animals- In this article 4 suspected cases of heavy metal poisoning, including 3 African GreyParrots and a Sulfur Crested Cockatoo are described.Procedures- Presumptive diagnosis of heavy metal poisoning was made based on history andclinical signs including severe progressive...

POISONING AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Background: Poisons are chemical substances which produce harmful effects on the body. About 0.3 million people die annually from poisoning. Poisons are produced by animals, plants, microorganisms and by food contamination. Poisoning is a global public health problem, especially in children and teenagers and systems ought to be in place for its management by healthcare providers. Objectives: T...

Fatal Methanol Intoxication – Two Exceptional Cases

Poisonings from toxic alcohols, such as methanol (MeOH) are a serious toxicological concern worldwide. In an endemic methanol poisoning in 2012 in the Czech Republic 121 subjects had consumed adulterated beverages and 41 died from the poisoning. An additional 20 subjects still suffer from visual/CNS sequelae [1]. In addition to mass poisonings single cases of methanol poisoning had been publish...