Intoxication by Hand-Sanitizers and other Toxic Alcohols in a Low-Resource Setting: Two Case Reports.

Abstract

Toxic alcohol ingestion may be lethal and warrants early identification, but this is not always possible.Incorrect a priori opinions by clinicians, or the co-ingestion of other alcohols by a patient, may produce a confusing diagnostic picture.Physicians should not defer immediate treatment for patients suspected of toxic alcohol ingestion with a double gap or visual disturbances.