Sudden unexpected death in childhood due to eosinophilic myocarditis

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 221-224

  Aoki, Y ^a   Nata, M ^a   Hashiyada, M ^a   Sagisaka, K ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Charcot Leyden crystals; Eosinophilia; Myocarditis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; EOSINOPHILIA; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH;

CHILD; FATAL OUTCOME; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 0030045904     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01369797     Document Type: Article

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