ISSN:
1437-1596
Keywords:
Key words Nitrates
;
Nitrites
;
Methemoglobinemia
;
GC-NPD
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
,
Law
Notes:
Abstract A case of fatal methemoglobinemia (MetHb-emia) which was presumably due to ingestion of nitrate is presented. An unidentified man was taken to a local emergency hospital suffering from deep cyanosis and 7 h later he was found dead in the hospital bed. The post-mortem examination of the blood revealed a methemoglobin (MetHb) concentration of 78% and the concentrations of nitrate and nitrite were 1.50 and 0.76 μg/mL, respectively. Capillary gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and capillary gas chromatography with a nitrogen-phosphorus detector (NPD) were used to detect nitrates and nitrites in the blood.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004140050290
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