Cetyl Alcohol is a rare cause of acidosis if ingested in large quantities. Hyponatremia with overlapping anion gap and osmolal gap-positive metabolic acidosis may appear to have iso-osmolar serum. This is a case of an unusual toxic exposure.
Keywords: alcohol dehydrogenase; anion gap metabolic acidosis; continuous renal replacement therapy; emergency ingestion; hyponatremia; osmolal gap; toxic alcohol; toxicology.
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