Swanson J R, Krasselt W G
Department of Pathology, Oregon Health Sciences, University, Portland.
J Forensic Sci. 1994 Jan;39(1):271-9.
A 39-year-old female who lived alone was discovered dead in her home. An autopsy produced no cause of death. The blood sedative screen was negative and only diphenhydramine was found by the urine organic base analysis. Examination of the blood and urine for volatiles produced an unexpected peak by GC analysis, which was then identified as acetonitrile by GC/MS. Acetonitrile concentrations were 31 and 56 mg/dL in two separate blood samples and 44 mg/dL in the urine. The blood cyanide concentration was 4.4 micrograms/mL. The cause of death was determined to be acetonitrile poisoning although the source of the acetonitrile was not discovered.
一名独居的39岁女性被发现死于家中。尸检未查明死因。血液镇静剂筛查呈阴性，尿液有机碱分析仅发现苯海拉明。对血液和尿液中的挥发性物质进行气相色谱分析时出现了一个意外峰值，随后通过气相色谱/质谱法鉴定为乙腈。两份独立血样中的乙腈浓度分别为31和56毫克/分升，尿液中为44毫克/分升。血液氰化物浓度为4.4微克/毫升。尽管未发现乙腈来源，但死因被确定为乙腈中毒。
