[A case of methemoglobinemia due to 4-nitrobenzonitrile exposure].
The paper describes a singular case of acute intoxication by 4-nitrobenzonitrile, a rare intermediate compound produced by pharmaceutical synthesis. The patients subsequently showed an increase in triglycerides and fatty alterations of the liver.
Monechi
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Servizio di Prevenzione Igiene e Sicurezza nei Luoghi di Lavoro U.S.L. 20/B, Valdarno, Firenze.
Fabrizi de Biani
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Colasanti
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D004345:Drug Industry; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009570:Nitriles / Q000506:poisoning*; D009578:Nitrobenzenes / Q000506:poisoning*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis
D009570:Nitriles; D009578:Nitrobenzenes; C072353:4-nitrobenzonitrile; C014356:benzonitrile
Un caso di metaemoglobinemia da esposizione a 4-nitrobenzonitrile.