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Published: 30 April 2026
Dear Editor,
We read with great interest the article by Divsalar et al. on methanol poisoning during the COVID-19 pandemic in northern Iran.1 The topic is clinically important, as misinformation and restricted access to regulated alcohol during public health crises have repeatedly precipitated large methanol outbreaks.2-5 The authors provide valuable multicenter data; however, several methodological and interpretative aspects merit further consideration. [...]
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1. Divsalar J, Ghasempouri SK, Nekoukar Z, et al. Methanol poisoning during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter study of northern Iran. Emerg Care J 2025;21:14009. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2025.14009
2. Nekoukar Z, Zakariaei Z, Taghizadeh F, et al. Methanol poisoning as a new world challenge: a review. Ann Med Surg 2021;66:102445. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102445
3. Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Zamani N, Kolahi AA, et al. Double trouble: a methanol outbreak in Iran amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Crit Care 2020;24:402. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03140-w
4. Forouzanfar F, Hosseinian M, Shafiee SA, et al. Hospital admissions and mortality due to methanol poisoning in Iranian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2022;12:9841. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14007-1
5. Soltaninejad K, Hosseinian M, Mohammadi F, et al. A syndemic of COVID-19 and methanol poisoning in Iran. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2020;44:1853-5.
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Sarbari Swaika, conceptualization; supervision; critical revision; Komatineni Himaja Ravikumar: conceptualization; writing – original draft; literature review; critical analysis; Karthik Nair: writing – review & editing; supervision; final approval. All authors meet all four ICMJE authorship criteria and approve the final version of the manuscript.How to Cite
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