Definition

Methanol intoxication is poisoning caused by ingestion of methanol (often called wood alcohol). Methanol poisoning produces a profound metabolic acidosis that can cause blindness and can destroy the kidneys and other organs.

(See methanol overdose and acidosis.)

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Alternative Names

Intoxication - methanol
Lots More Information:
•Wood alcohol
•Metabolic acidosis
•Blindness
•Acidosis
Review Date:10/31/2006
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.