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Citation

Karadeniz H, Birincioğlu I. J. Forensic Sci. 2011; 56(3): 822-824.

Affiliation

Trabzon Branch of the Council of Forensic Medicine, Adli Tıp Kurumu Trabzon Grup Başkanlıǧı, 61030 Trabzon, Turkey. Forensic Medicine Department, Medical Faculty, Karadeniz Technical University, Adli Tip Anabilim, Dali, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01623.x

PMID

21447072

Abstract

The aim of this retrospective study was to examine methyl alcohol intoxications in Trabzon (Turkey) and to determine any relations between the laboratory results and histopathologic changes. A total of 4492 forensic autopsies were performed from 1998 to 2008. Thirteen of the cases (0.3%) were because of methanol poisoning, and all were men. Their ages ranged from 25 to 62 years. The blood methanol concentrations ranged widely, from 15 to 482 mg/dL. In six cases, poisoning was because of consumption of the alcoholic beverage "Raki," while in five cases, poisoning was because of the ingestion of cologne. The products consumed were unknown in the other two cases because of insufficient history and data records. Mortality because of methanol poisoning may be prevented/decreased with the implementation of some precautions, such as public education regarding the harms of methyl alcohol, routine monitoring of the vendors that sell alcoholic beverages and cologne, and appropriate legal retribution for the illegal production of methanol.


Language: en

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