Sodium nitrite ingestion in Singapore – a case report
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چکیده
Sodium nitrite is a strong oxidising agent with multiple industrial uses. Ingestion of small dose can cause death rapidly through the formation methaemoglobin and nitric oxide. Globally, while deaths due to sodium ingestion have been sporadic tended be accidental, frequency purposeful ingestions increasing. Local incidences in Singapore remain rare. We present case report Singapore, challenges faced, various diagnostic approaches toxicity.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pathology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1465-3931', '0031-3025']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2022.12.294