Death Following Methyl Alcohol Intoxication: Gross Autopsy and Histological Findings
Biliana Mileva, Tihomir Dikov, Metodi Goshev, Mihaela Georgieva, Ivan I Tsranchev, Martin Angelov, Alexandar Alexandrov, Navneet Ateriya, Vesela Ivanova
TL;DR
This paper presents a case of death due to methanol poisoning, highlighting autopsy and histological findings in a young man who died after methanol abuse.
Contribution
The study contributes a detailed forensic analysis of methanol intoxication leading to death, emphasizing the importance of autopsy findings in toxicology-negative cases.
Findings
The case involved a young man who died six days after methanol abuse.
Autopsy findings were crucial in determining the cause of death when toxicology results were negative.
Methanol intoxication can lead to delayed death with no apparent clinical findings.
Abstract
Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a clear liquid with a weak odor, slightly sweeter than ethanol, which is easily accessible. The last makes it a product of choice for intentional self-harm, severe intoxication, or even suicide. Accidental ingestion and homicidal usage are not exclusions. We present and discuss the case of a man in his 20s who was in continuous alcoholic intoxication until he finally abused with methanol and was admitted to a hospital, where he died six days later. When it comes to intoxication, there are often no apparent findings that could help in determining the cause and manner of death. The last is especially important in cases of delayed death when the toxicology results are negative.
Genes, proteins, chemicals, diseases, species, mutations and cell lines named across the full text — each resolved to its canonical identifier and authoritative record.
Click any figure to enlarge with its caption.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 12
Figure 13
Figure 14
Figure 15Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
Taxonomy
TopicsPoisoning and overdose treatments · Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis · Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies