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: Paolo Baldin, Francesca Cuoghi, Silvia Eichner, Ernani Savini, Giacomo Maroncelli, Benedetta Perna, Chiara Pesci, Michele Domenico Spampinato, Roberto De Giorgio, Matteo Guarino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2025-05-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1277
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