Bilateral total optic atrophy due to transdermal methanol intoxication

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jan-Mar;20(1):92-4. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.106406.

Abstract

In this case report, we document a 54-year-old woman with total bilateral optic nerve atrophy after local application of methanol containing spirit. Almost all the reported cases of methanol intoxication in the literature are caused by oral ingestion. In this rare case, we present transdermal absorption of methanol that may cause irreversible blindness in addition to intracerebral lesions.

Keywords: Methanol Intoxication; Optic Atrophy; Transdermal Absorption.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Methanol / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Optic Atrophy / chemically induced*
  • Optic Atrophy / diagnosis
  • Skin Absorption / drug effects*
  • Solvents / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tonometry, Ocular

Substances

  • Solvents
  • Methanol