AUG 12, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism associated with excessive nitrous oxide consumption over several weeks
International Journal of Legal Medicine
A single fatal case report proposing a mechanistic link between excessive nitrous oxide use, vitamin B12 deficiency, hyperhomocysteinemia, and pulmonary thromboembolism; raises a question rather than establishing causation.
Reported
Ageearly twenties
Duration of excessive nitrous oxi…approximately two months
Nitrous oxide cartridges found at…twenty empty cartridges