Methemoglobinemia caused by sodium nitrite overdose
Dana Saleh, Scott Lucyk, Eric McGillis
Abstract
A 20-year-old man who was comatose and centrally cyanotic arrived at the emergency department 1 hour after ingesting 21 g of sodium nitrite that was purchased online as part of a “suicide kit” found by the patient’s family; it included a measurement scale, a flask for dissolution in water and
Topics & Concepts
MethemoglobinemiaSodium nitriteEmergency departmentMedicineGlasgow Coma ScaleMedical emergencyDrug overdoseAnesthesiaEmergency medicinePoison controlChemistryFood sciencePsychiatryMethemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis SyndromeNeonatal Health and BiochemistryHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide