Methaemoglobinaemia and oesophageal burns after accidental ingestion of an alkyl nitrite

Jiri Hlusickaa 4th Department of Medicine – Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Praha, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]

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Stanislav Sevelaa 4th Department of Medicine – Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Praha, Czech RepublicView further author information

Vaclav Smida 4th Department of Medicine – Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Praha, Czech RepublicView further author information

Vit Sestakb Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Czech RepublicView further author information

Darren M. Robertsc Clinical Toxicology Department, Drug Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia;d NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Westmead, Australia

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1 There is just one paper in the German-language literature describing corrosive injury of the oesophagus after ingestion of poppers. But the patient underwent gastroscopy only three weeks after ingestion and the product was not analysed [3].

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This research was funded by the grant MH CZ-RVO-VFN64165 from the Czech Ministry of Health.

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