ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Sodium Nitrite Intoxication and Death: Summarizing Evidence to Facilitate Diagnosis.
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- Suicide by sodium nitrite ingestion: a systematic review.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2026Pooled it
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- Nitrite Dipstick Urinalysis as a Point-Of-Care Test for Sodium Nitrite Poisoning.Therapeutic drug monitoring · 2026Article
- Applying nanoemulsions produced from the essential oil mixture of citronella and Coleus Amboinicus to preserve minced chicken meat.PloS one · 2026Article
- Double Fatal Sodium Nitrite Poisoning-Double Homicide, Extended Suicide, or Suicide and Accident?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Pediatric Methemoglobinemia Following Accidental Ingestion of Sodium Nitrite Used as a Sausage Preservative: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Exposure to Dietary Nitrite Exacerbates Lupus in MRL/lpr Mice by Enhancing Integrin Alpha M.Inflammation · 2025Article
- Fatal Outcome of Suicidal Multi-Substance Ingestion Involving Sodium Nitrate and Nitrite Toxicity: A Case Report and Literature Review.Acta medica Lituanic · 2025Article
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- RETRACTED: Systematic Review of Fatal Sodium Nitrite Ingestion Cases: Toxicological and Forensic Implications.Toxics · 2024Review
- Atypical Fentanyl Transdermal Patch Consumption and Fatalities: Case Report and Literature Review.Toxics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundOver the years, forensic pathology has registered the spread of new methods of suicide, such as the ingestion of sodium nitrite. Sodium nitrite causes increased methemoglobin, resulting in systemic hypoxia, metabolic acidosis, and cyanosis. Since sodium nitrite is a preservative, the ingestion of foods containing an excessive amount of this substance can also cause acute intoxication up to death. The present review is aimed at guiding health professionals in the identification and management of sodium-nitrite-related intoxications and deaths.
methodsA systematic literature search was carried out on PubMed by following the PRISMA statement's criteria. A total of 35 studies with 132 cases were enrolled, and the data were cataloged in Microsoft Excel. To establish the causal correlation between sodium nitrite ingestion and death, the Naranjo Adverse Drug Reaction Probability Scale was used.
resultsIn addition to the small number of cases that have currently been published, the study demonstrated that there was a general methodological discrepancy in the diagnostic process. However, some interesting results have emerged, especially in post-mortem diagnostics.
conclusionSodium-nitrite-related deaths represent a challenge for forensic pathologists; therefore, it is important to promptly recognize the essential features and perform the necessary and unrepeatable examinations for the correct diagnosis of the cause of death.
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