| Literature DB >> 2349164 |
M D Boggild1, R W Peck, C R Tomson.
Abstract
A fatal case of acetonitrile ingestion is reported. The patient presented having apparently taken an overdose but was well until around 24 hours after the supposed ingestion, when cardiovascular collapse and profound metabolic acidosis developed. Later investigation revealed that the patient had taken acetone and acetonitrile. Acetone is known to slow the metabolism of acetonitrile to cyanide, thereby delaying the appearance of toxicity.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2349164 PMCID： PMC2429384 DOI： 10.1136/pgmj.66.771.40
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN： 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401