Young man with severe metabolic acidosis after transformer oil ingestion: a case report

Abstract Background Transformer oil is used in oil-filled transformers for its insulating as well as coolant properties. Transformer oil ingestion for attempted suicide is seldom heard of. Our patient’s case presented us with a major diagnostic as well as treatment challenge because we encountered s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Farah Gul Khan, Syed Muhammad Zubair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1827-4