title: Methaemoglobinaemia as a result of nitrite poisoning.
abstract: Methaemoglobinaemia due to nitrite poisoning is rare. Awareness of this condition in the cyanosed patient not responding to oxygenation and timely administration of methylene blue may be life saving. We report a case of methaemoglobinaemia as a result of sodium nitrite poisoning.
authors: Renu
authors: R
authors: Saigal
authors: Laxmi Kant
authors: LK
authors: Goyal
authors: Abhishek
authors: A
authors: Agrawal
authors: Dilip
authors: D
authors: Wadhwani
authors: Pradeep
authors: P
authors: Mittal
authors: R N
authors: RN
authors: Yadav
authors: P D
authors: PD
authors: Meena
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009566:Nitrates / Q000506:poisoning*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; C031618:sodium nitrate