Methaemoglobinaemia as a result of sodium nitrate poisoning.

Methaemoglobinaemia as a result of sodium nitrate poisoning.

Fatal methaemoglobinaemia in a dental nurse. A case of sodium nitrite poisoning.

Methaemoglobinaemia may be caused by ingestion of a number of drugs, among them nitrites, some of which are remarkably toxic. This was tragically highlighted by the death of a 17 year old dental nurse after taking a single 1 g tablet of sodium nitrite. These tablets are widely used in the medical and dental profession to prevent rusting of instruments while immersed in disinfectant solutions. T...

Compartment syndrome as a result of incorrect treatment

Compartment syndrome is a rare vascular disorder and an orthopedic emergency caused by high intramuscular pressure following bone fractures and some other etiologies. It mostly involves extremities, but can affect other parts of the body. The syndrome is diagnosed based on extensively varying signs and symptoms including feeling pain, pallor, pulselessness, and some other signs among patients. ...

deSEO: Combating Search-Result Poisoning

We perform an in-depth study of SEO attacks that spread malware by poisoning search results for popular queries. Such attacks, although recent, appear to be both widespread and effective. They compromise legitimate Web sites and generate a large number of fake pages targeting trendy keywords. We first dissect one example attack that affects over 5,000 Web domains and attracts over 81,000 user v...

A case of methaemoglobinaemia.

Methaemoglobinaemia is rare but should be considered in cases of cyanosis unresponsive to oxygen therapy. An example of this is given involving the accidental ingestion of Amyl Nitrite.