Abstract:Background
Methanol poisoning is often suspected in patients with high anion gap metabolic acidosis and visual deficits. Although alcoholic ketoacidosis can cause high anion gap metabolic acidosis, reports on vision loss are limited. We report the case of a patient with alcoholic ketoacidosis with transient total blindness.
Case Presentation
A 56‐year‐old man complaining of total blindness was transferred to our hospital. Physical examination revealed a clear consciousn… Show more
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