Sudden death due to sarcoid heart disease

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1072-1073

  Boglioli, Lauren R ^a   Taff, Mark L ^b,d   Funke, Saralee ^c   Mihalakis, Isidore ^c  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic granulomatous disease; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Myocardial sarcoidosis; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART DEATH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0031688108     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14360j     Document Type: Article

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