Methaemoglobinaemia after ingestion of amyl nitrite.

Methaemoglobinaemia after ingestion of amyl nitrite.

We report a case of methaemoglobinaemia in a 2 year old girl after ingestion of an 'aphrodisiac' containing nitrite. The availability of these products, their poor labelling, and their intended presence in domestic bedrooms all serve to increase the hazard they pose to young children.

Extreme methaemoglobinaemia secondary to recreational use of amyl nitrite.

Nitrite-induced methaemoglobinaemia.

Three patients developed methaemoglobinaemia after eating meat contaminated with excessive nitrites. Diagnosis was delayed in the first two mild cases but was promptly made in the third most severely affected case.

Nitrite of Amyl in Ague, &C.

The drug itself is inexpensive, and goes a long way; it would require a large number of cases to get through an ounce during the year, and its price is only about one quarter that of quinine. I now use nitrite of amyl mixed with an equal part of oil of coriander, to render it less volatile, and at the same time to cover what is, to my sense of smell, a most disagreeable odour. I find it acts be...

The Effects of Nitroglycerin and Amyl Nitrite

coronary arteries, -4 or that they diminish the oxygen requirements of the myocardium by diminishing the external work of the heart.5'6 Much of the confusion concerning the actions of these drugs has arisen from the assumption that nitroglycerin and amyl nitrite have similar effects. Moreover, many studies on the peripheral circulatory effects of nitrites have been carried out with sodium nitri...