Abstract |
The authors relate a suicidal poisoning by nitrites. Post mortem findings are reported as well as a method for the quantitative assessment of NO2- in blood, urine, gastric and intestinal contents, kidney and liver. The concentration values obtained are correlated with the methemoglobin figures which indeed are lethal. The highest concentrations of NO2- are found in the small intestine where the nitrites seem to resist chemical decomposition owing to the reducing properties of the bacterial flora.
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Authors | J De Beer, A Heyndrickx, J Timperman |
Journal | European journal of toxicology and environmental hygiene. Journal europeen de toxicologie
(Eur J Toxicol Environ Hyg)
1975 Jul-Aug
Vol. 8
Issue 4
Pg. 247-51
ISSN: 0397-4693 [Print] France |
PMID | 1175701
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Abdomen
(pathology)
- Head
(pathology)
- Hemoglobinometry
- Humans
- Male
- Methemoglobinemia
(blood)
- Middle Aged
- Nitrites
(analysis, blood, poisoning)
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Suicide
- Thorax
(pathology)
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