METHEMOGLOBINEMIA RESULTING FROM THE ABSORPTION OF SODIUM NITRITE

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The occurrence of methemoglobinemia in children as a result of the ingestion, absorption, and inhalation of a great variety of chemical compounds is well recognized. The chemicals most commonly reported to be ingested are nitrates and nitrites, although such compounds as aniline dyes, acetophenetidin, sulfonamides, toluene, and others1have also been implicated. Stevens2has reported a case of methemoglobinemia in infancy resulting from the inhalation of nitrobenzene. Methemoglobinemia resulting from absorption of aniline compounds through the skin has frequently been reported since Rayner's3case in 1886. In most of these cases, aniline dye used as laundry identification marks in diapers was the causative agent, but industrial compounds such as 2-anilinoethanol can also cause methemoglobinemia.4Following is the report of a case of acute methemoglobinemia resulting from the absorption of sodium nitrite through a burned area. REPORT OF A CASE A 3 1/2-year-old white boy was admitted

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