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Disposition of acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and cyclohexanone in acute poisoning.

Abstract
A case of coma due to the drinking of a liquid cement for polyvinyl chloride resin, containing acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone and polyvinyl chloride is described. The patient also simultaneously ingested the alcoholic beverage, sake. After gastric lavage, plasma exchanges and direct hemoperfusions, the patient recovered. The concentrations of these chemicals in plasma and urine were analyzed at various time intervals to estimate the clearance. The elimination half lives for acetone and methyl ethyl ketone were 18 hours and 10 hours, respectively. Although cyclohexanone made up the largest component in the solvents, the blood level was extremely low and a large amount of cyclohexanol, a metabolite of cyclohexanone was detected in the blood and urine. The glucuronide metabolite of cyclohexanol was also estimated after the hydrolysis with beta-glucuronidase. Since the conversion of cyclohexanone to cyclohexanol is known to be catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenase, possible interactions between sake ingestion and cyclohexanone metabolism is proposed.
AuthorsM Sakata, J Kikuchi, M Haga, N Ishiyama, T Maeda, T Ise, N Hikita
JournalJournal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology (J Toxicol Clin Toxicol) Vol. 27 Issue 1-2 Pg. 67-77 ( 1989) ISSN: 0731-3810 [Print] United States
PMID2769822 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Butanones
  • Cyclohexanes
  • Cyclohexanones
  • Acetone
  • Ethanol
  • cyclohexanone
  • methylethyl ketone
Topics
  • Acetone (blood, pharmacokinetics, poisoning)
  • Butanones (blood, pharmacokinetics, poisoning)
  • Cyclohexanes (poisoning)
  • Cyclohexanones (blood, pharmacokinetics, poisoning)
  • Drug Interactions
  • Ethanol
  • Half-Life
  • Hemoperfusion
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasma Exchange

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