METHEMOGLOBINEMIA CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENTAL CONTAMINATION OF DRINKING-WATER WITH SODIUM-NITRITE

被引:30
作者
BRADBERRY, SM [1 ]
GAZZARD, B [1 ]
VALE, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] WESTMINSTER MED SCH & HOSP,LONDON,ENGLAND
来源
JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY-CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY | 1994年 / 32卷 / 02期
关键词
SODIUM NITRITE; POISONING; WATER; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA;
D O I
10.3109/15563659409000447
中图分类号
R99 [毒物学(毒理学)];
学科分类号
100405 ;
摘要
Sodium nitrite is used commercially as a coloring agent, a food preservative and a corrosion inhibitor. Accidental poisoning usually results from the ingestion of contaminated food and water and causes gastrointestinal irritation, vasodilatation and methemoglobinemia with subsequent tissue hypoxia. We describe an unusual case of sodium nitrite-induced methemoglobinemia following the ingestion of drinking water contaminated with a corrosion inhibitor. To our knowledge this is the first report of such a case.
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