A recent increasing occurrence of etomidate and propoxate/isopropoxate misuse

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2024 Nov 27:1-3. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2423834. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Yee-Ting Cheung^{1

2}, Chun-Wing Yeung^{1

2}, Kelvin Yat-Chung Yu^{1

2}, Choi-Yee Lau³, Hok-Fung Tong^{1

2

4}, Yeow-Kuan Chong^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Hospital Authority Toxicology Reference Laboratory, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
² Hong Kong Poison Control Centre, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.
³ Department of Pathology, Chemical Pathology Laboratory, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
⁴ Western Diagnostic Pathology, Jandakot, Australia.

PMID: 39600244
DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2423834

No abstract available

Keywords: Adrenal insufficiency; electronic cigarettes; etomidate; isopropoxate; propoxate; steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase.