Visual Disturbances in Patients With Acute Methanol Poisoning: A Cross-sectional Study

Background: Methanol poisoning is a serious problem in public health, especially in developing countries. The present study aimed to evaluate the incidence of visual disturbances in patients with acute methanol poisoning in the south of Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study (from 21/March/2014...

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Main Authors: Razieh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi, Mahdi Alibeigi, Mehrdad Sharifi, Reyhaneh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi, Zahra Beizavi
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Published: Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine
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Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/article/view/33949
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author Razieh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi
Mahdi Alibeigi
Mehrdad Sharifi
Reyhaneh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi
Zahra Beizavi
author_facet Razieh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi
Mahdi Alibeigi
Mehrdad Sharifi
Reyhaneh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi
Zahra Beizavi
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description Background: Methanol poisoning is a serious problem in public health, especially in developing countries. The present study aimed to evaluate the incidence of visual disturbances in patients with acute methanol poisoning in the south of Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study (from 21/March/2014 to 21/March/2019) was conducted on all adult patients’ medical records who were referred to Ali-Asghar Hospital in Shiraz City, Iran, with acute methanol poisoning. The required data were collected using a data-gathering form and were then analyzed. Results: Twenty male patients were enrolled in this research, with Mean±SD age of 33.15±10.40 years. Visual disturbances were observed in 15(75%) of the study subjects, as the most common clinical manifestations. Blurred vision (40%) and blindness (35%) were the most frequent visual disturbances in the study participants. None of the study subjects reported photophobia. The explored variables did not differ between patients with visual disturbances and those without visual disturbances. Only one patient who encountered blindness was expired. Conclusion: The incidence of visual disturbances in the study patients with acute methanol poisoning was higher than that of similar studies.
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spelling doaj.art-f16c5657138c430a93dbd6494314505d2022-12-21T19:09:02ZengShaheed Beheshti University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine2251-87622251-87702021-08-0111333949https://doi.org/10.32598/ijmtfm.v11i3.33949Visual Disturbances in Patients With Acute Methanol Poisoning: A Cross-sectional StudyRazieh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi0Mahdi Alibeigi1Mehrdad Sharifi2Reyhaneh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi3Zahra Beizavi4Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran.Student Research Committee, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Background: Methanol poisoning is a serious problem in public health, especially in developing countries. The present study aimed to evaluate the incidence of visual disturbances in patients with acute methanol poisoning in the south of Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study (from 21/March/2014 to 21/March/2019) was conducted on all adult patients’ medical records who were referred to Ali-Asghar Hospital in Shiraz City, Iran, with acute methanol poisoning. The required data were collected using a data-gathering form and were then analyzed. Results: Twenty male patients were enrolled in this research, with Mean±SD age of 33.15±10.40 years. Visual disturbances were observed in 15(75%) of the study subjects, as the most common clinical manifestations. Blurred vision (40%) and blindness (35%) were the most frequent visual disturbances in the study participants. None of the study subjects reported photophobia. The explored variables did not differ between patients with visual disturbances and those without visual disturbances. Only one patient who encountered blindness was expired. Conclusion: The incidence of visual disturbances in the study patients with acute methanol poisoning was higher than that of similar studies.https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/article/view/33949methanolpoisoningepidemiologytoxicityiran
spellingShingle Razieh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi
Mahdi Alibeigi
Mehrdad Sharifi
Reyhaneh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi
Zahra Beizavi
Visual Disturbances in Patients With Acute Methanol Poisoning: A Cross-sectional Study
International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine
methanol
poisoning
epidemiology
toxicity
iran
title Visual Disturbances in Patients With Acute Methanol Poisoning: A Cross-sectional Study
title_full Visual Disturbances in Patients With Acute Methanol Poisoning: A Cross-sectional Study
title_fullStr Visual Disturbances in Patients With Acute Methanol Poisoning: A Cross-sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Visual Disturbances in Patients With Acute Methanol Poisoning: A Cross-sectional Study
title_short Visual Disturbances in Patients With Acute Methanol Poisoning: A Cross-sectional Study
title_sort visual disturbances in patients with acute methanol poisoning a cross sectional study
topic methanol
poisoning
epidemiology
toxicity
iran
url https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/article/view/33949
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