toluene/vomiting

A 23-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital because of acute generalized muscle weakness and frequent vomiting. He had been diagnosed as having hypokalemic periodic paralysis, since he had recurrent episodes of transient generalized muscle weakness with a hypokalemia. Laboratory studies

Liver dysfunction involving toluene intoxicity includes elevation of transaminase level and delayed complications of liver failure, but its effect on hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is as yet unknown. Here, we report a case of fulminant hepatitis B developed in a toluene abuser. A 23-year-old

Drug testing with the use of point of care testing (POCT) has been widely used in Japan, especially in the field of drug abuse, poisoning, and anticoagulant therapy with warfarin. For evidence-based medicine of POCT, an interesting report was presented by the National Academy of Clinical

On 21 September 2008, heavy oil penetrated the drinking water supply in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. The accident was caused by the damage of heat exchange units in hot water supply. The system was polluted until the beginning of November, when the pipeline was treated with BIS O 2700 detergent and

BACKGROUND Sodium-N-chlorine-p-toluene sulfonamide, commonly known as chloramine-T, is a derivative of chlorine which is widely used as a disinfectant. For many years, chloramine-T has been described as a cause of immediate-type hypersensitivity, especially with regard to asthma and rhinitis, and as

Yurtseven A, Türksoylu M, Yazıcı P, Karapınar B, Saz EU. A `glue sniffer` teenager with anuric renal failure and hepatitis. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 206-209. `Inhalant abuse` is a common form of volatile drug abuse throughout the world especially in developing countries. This substance mainly

1. The acute toxicity of many volatile compounds is similar, being more related to physical properties than to chemical structure. 2. Volatile substance abusers experiences euphoria and disinhibition but this may be followed by nausea and vomiting, dizziness, coughing and increased salivation;

A rural town in western New York was the site of a release of a mixture of 2-chloro-6-fluorophenol (CFP), toluene and water due to a pressure build-up at a nearby chemical facility. The regional poison control center received calls from physician offices and individual patients describing symptoms

Acute poisoning with organic solvents and other volatile compounds now usually follows deliberate inhalation (volatile substance abuse) or ingestion of these compounds. Solvents from adhesives, typewriter correction and dry cleaning fluids, cigarette lighter refills (butane) and aerosol propellants

Volatile substance abuse (VSA) (glue sniffing, inhalant abuse, solvent abuse), the deliberate inhalation of volatile substances in order to achieve intoxication, has now been reported from most parts of the world, mainly among adolescents, individuals living in remote communities and those whose

Significant toxicity can result from intentional methanol inhalation. We report seven cases, involving four patients, of intentional inhalation of CARB-MEDIC carburetor cleaner containing toluene (43.8%), methanol (23.2%), methylene chloride (20.5%), and propane (12.5%). Patients arrived at the

BACKGROUND Clinical effects of hydrocarbon exposure have been reported since 1897. These substances are ubiquitous, and their exposures are common. The specific hydrocarbon and route of exposure will determine the clinical effect, and an understanding of this is helpful in the care of the