Aphrodisiac drug-induced hemolysis.
Volatile alkyl nitrites have been used during the past decades for "recreational purposes," and for intensifying sexual experience. Their use has been associated with methemoglobinemia and hemolysis. We report three patients who presented over the past year with acute hemolysis after inhalation of butyl nitrite, two of them had glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
Stalnikowicz
Ruth
R
Department of Emergency Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Israel.
Amitai
Yona
Y
Bentur
Yedidia
Y
D000328:Adult; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000201:enzymology; D001046:Aphrodisiacs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D009573:Nitrites / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D001046:Aphrodisiacs; D009573:Nitrites; C024225:n-butyl nitrite