A case of fatal methemoglobinemia of unknown origin but presumably due to ingestion of nitrate

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 164-167

  Saito, T ^a   Takeichi, S ^a   Osawa, M ^a   Yukawa, N ^a   Huang, X L ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

GC NPD; Methemoglobinemia; Nitrates; Nitrites

Indexed keywords

METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRATE; NITRITE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; FATALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GASTRIC JUICE; HUMANS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NITRATES; NITRITES;

EID: 0034078983     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050290     Document Type: Article

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