Fatal methemoglobinemia: a case series highlighting a new trend in intentional sodium nitrite or sodium nitrate ingestion as a method of suicide - Hickey TBM, MacNeil JA, Hansmeyer C, Pickup MJ.

Unintentional exposure to nitrite- or nitrate-containing toxic salts is a recognized cause of acquired methemoglobinemia (MetHb). This systemic alteration of the blood can be fatal if not recognized and treated promptly. The intentional ingestion of sodium...
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