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SUBMITTER: Ghosh A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665335 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ghosh Abhishek A Mahintamani Tathagata T Balhara Y P S YPS Roub Fazl E FE Basu Debashish D Bn Subodh S Mattoo S K SK Mishra Eepsita E Sharma Babita B
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) 20210101 1
<h4>Aims</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional survey to estimate the prevalence and clinical manifestation of disulfiram ethanol reaction (DER) and isopropanol toxicity (IT) in patients with alcohol use disorders, on disulfiram. Alcohol-based hand rub contains either ethanol or isopropanol or both. COVID-19 pandemic has led to wide scale usage of sanitizers. Patients with alcohol use disorders, on disulfiram, might experience disulfiram ethanol like reactions with alcohol-based sanitizers.<h4>Meth ...[more]