Intoxication by Hand-Sanitizers and other Toxic Alcohols in a Low-Resource Setting: Two Case Reports
Toxic alcohol poisoning can be lethal if not identified early and treated appropriately.Toxic alcohol assays are often unavailable in low-resource setting, so clinicians have to infer a diagnosis based on suspicion, repeated evaluation and biochemical course.We report a case of toxic alcohol poisoning concealed by auto-intoxication with in-hospital