Intentional Nitrite Ingestion: Clinical Presentation and Emergency Management in a Young Female Patient
Sodium nitrite (NaNO₂) is an inorganic salt used in food preservation and industrial products, recently implicated in self-harm due to its easy online availability. We report a case of severe methemoglobinemia in a 20-year-old woman following sodium nitrite ingestion in a suicide attempt. The patien...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1277 |
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