Suicidal poisoning by nitrite.
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.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology; D006257:Head / Q000473:pathology; D006452:Hemoglobinometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D009573:Nitrites / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D013405:Suicide; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology
D009573:Nitrites