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Emerg Med J 2002;19:267 doi:10.1136/emj.19.3.267
  • Case report

Toxicity of brake oil

  1. N Sharma,
  2. S Jain
  1. The Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr N Sharma, The Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 160012;
 nsharma{at}glide.net.in
  • Accepted 26 November 2001

Abstract

Brake oil is an automobile transmission fluid composed of a mixture of toxic glycols and glycol ethers. Three cases of poisoning with toxic glycol based brake fluid are reported who presented with mild metabolic acidosis and acute renal failure. As all the cases had presented late, treatment with ethanol was not started. All of them were treated successfully with haemodialysis.

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