Fatal Outcome of Suicidal Multi-Substance Ingestion Involving Sodium Nitrate and Nitrite Toxicity: A Case Report and Literature Review
Due to the inherent instability of nitrite in blood, its post-mortem detection is often challenging, thereby complicating toxicological confirmation. The increasing accessibility and misuse of sodium nitrite underscore an urgent need for regulatory oversight, public awareness, and enhanced preventive measures to address the rising incidence of intentional sodium nitrite toxicity, particularly within at-risk populations.
Authors
- Sigitas Laima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6095-9887)
- Paulius Petreikis
- Diana Vasiljevaitė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8415-5998)
- Robertas Badaras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1794-2259)
- Sigitas Chmieliauskas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9104-9835)
- Jurgita Stasiūnienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2501-7602)
- Sofija Saulė Kaubrytė
- Giedrė Salyklytė
Institutions
- Vilnius University (LT)
- Vilnius University of Applied Sciences (LT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta medica Lituanica
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15388/amed.2025.32.1.11
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56