Acute intoxication due to tert-amyl alcohol--a case report.

Abstract

We presented a case of 28 year-old male, who was found in a deep coma complicated with acute respiratory failure because of recreational intoxication with tert-amyl alcohol (TAA). The TAA blood level at the admission was 83 μg/mL determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). In the last few months popularity of TAA among alcohol and drug addicted people in Europe is still growing. The main reasons of these are: self-healing of addiction, low price of this xenobiotic compare to alcohol, and problem to detect this xenobiotic in generally used screening tests.

• Authors: Jacek Sein Anand, Joanna Gieroń, Wojciech Lechowicz, Daria Schetz, Maria Kała, Wojciech Waldman
• Journal: Forensic science international (Forensic Sci Int) Vol. 242 Pg. e31-e33 (Sep 2014) ISSN: 1872-6283 [Electronic] Ireland
• PMID: 25112153 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Pentanols
• Psychotropic Drugs
• tert-amyl alcohol

Topics

• Adult
• Coma (chemically induced)
• Drug Overdose (blood, complications, urine)
• Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
• Humans
• Male
• Pentanols (adverse effects, blood, urine)
• Psychotropic Drugs (adverse effects, blood, urine)
• Respiratory Insufficiency (chemically induced)
• Substance-Related Disorders (blood, complications, urine)